Man Kills Grandmother Over What to Watch on TV

By Isolde Raftery, NBC News

Credit: Suffolk County

Man Kills Grandmother Over What to Watch on TV

January 6, 2013 Updated Jan 6, 2013 at 9:35 AM PDT

A 25-year-old New York man was arrested Friday after he told police that he killed his grandmother following a debate over what to watch on TV.

Clarence Newcomb, 25, called 911 at 4:35 a.m. Friday. Arriving at the home in Kings Park, on Long Island, where the two have lived for years, police found 82-year-old Kathleen Newcomb lying dead in the living room.

Clarence Newcomb told police that he physically assaulted her and did not use a weapon.

He has lived with his grandmother since he was 3, according to a police spokesman. There was no history of domestic violence, the spokesman said.

As for the shows that sparked the argument, police don’t know.

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