A wellness verify for a lady who went rogue for nearly two months become a horrifying discovery for Connecticut police. Nevertheless, the findings of the girl’s stays are practically simply as disturbing because the suspect they arrested in connection to her killing.
Theodore Lloyd was arrested following an officer response to a New Haven residence on March 24. Police obtained a name that night from a person involved about his mom, per NBC Connecticut. He requested a welfare verify, telling the police neither he nor her landlord had seen her.
Her neighbor from throughout the road, Denny Steeves, additionally grew involved after realizing he hadn’t seen her emerge from her residence in weeks.
“She would go up and down the road together with her walker, and if she got here residence with lots of groceries, I’d ask her, ‘Tina would you like me that will help you together with your groceries?’ and she or he’d go, ‘No that is how I get my train’. Very, very good woman,” mentioned Steeves by way of WFSB.
When officers arrived on the residence, they got here throughout a morbid discovering: the decomposing stays of the girl they had been in search of. Police additionally mentioned they discovered her stays dismembered and disbursed throughout 14 trash baggage.
In addition they discovered proof of tried arson, together with an electrical chainsaw and numerous slicing utensils, the report says. Later, the police decided the girl had been deceased for as much as two months.
As if this story couldn’t get any worse, police recognized the girl as 70-year-old Tina Lloyd – the mom of the person they finally arrested. Police mentioned her older son is the one who referred to as the police whereas the youthful one, Lloyd, is now suspected of slaying their matriarch. He’s believed to have acted alone. Police mentioned he lived on the residence with Tina till 2018 when he was charged in a home dispute and moved out, per FOX 61 Information.
“I can’t converse for everyone up right here who has extra time than me, however I’ve by no means seen something like this in my 22 years on this police division,” mentioned West Haven Police Sgt. Scott Allard by way of FOX 61.
Lloyd was taken into custody on April 14 in Hartford, Conn. and charged with tried arson and an act to hide legal exercise. Authorities predict extra might be filed. He’s being held on a $1 million bond.