Cops and citizens alike are stunned a the murder of a mother by her 16 year old son who used a claw hammer to kill the woman who had punished the boy for by taking away his Sony PlayStation.
The boy, Kendall Anderson confessed to the crime which took place on the day after Thanksgiving 2010 appeared in court on Thursday as the charges were read according tot he Philadelphia Inquirer.
The victim, Rashida Anderson died after a reported 90 minute argument that led the mother to confiscate the PlayStation from Kendall. According to the reports, Anderson thought about his actions before committing the crime. He slew the 37 year old single mother with the claw hammer.
It’s reported the youth struck his mother 20 times while she was sleeping. He then tried to get rid of her body by cremating her in the oven. That attempt failed and he smashed her head in with a chair then dragged her body behind their home and hid it.
It took two days for Rashida Anderson’s body to be found when family members became suspicious and notified authorities. Kendall was then charged with murder in December and in addition a charge of possession of an instrument of a crime and abuse of a corpse. Anderson had no history of violence and his only other crime recorded was the theft of a laptop from his high school.
Anderson then issued regret at his crime and loss of his mother.
