Kelly Tinsley, 49, faces manslaughter charge
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A Brevard County woman is accused of stabbing her mother to death, according to the sheriff’s office.
Investigators were called to a home early Tuesday morning on Seagull Drive in Barefoot Bay, where deputies found the victim who was stabbed multiple times, the sheriff’s office said in a news release.
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The victim was identified as 69-year-old Cheryl Meurer – the mother of the accused suspect, 49-year-old Kelly Tinsley.
Based on the evidence collected and statements gathered, investigators believe Tinsley got into a fight with her mother Monday night that ended with Meurer being stabbed to death, deputies said.
Tinsley was arrested and she faces a charge of manslaughter reclassified with the use of a weapon.
The sheriff’s office is asking anyone with information to call the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit at 321-633-8413 or call CRIMELINE at 1-800-423-TIPS (8477).
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