Kelli Elizabeth Yingling pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to killing her mother, Peggi Yingling, 67, who’s body was discovered after a neighbor who had not seen Peggi Yingling in weeks asked police to conduct a welfare check, ABC affiliate KFSN-TV in Fresno reported. Advertisement“The defendant has been previously convicted of elder abuse and was on felony probation for elder abuse at the time that this offense occurred,” Kings County District Attorney Sarah Hacker said in court, according to KFSN. Hacker confirmed in an email to HuffPost that Yingling is facing charges of murder in the first degree and elder abuse in connection with her mother’s death. They located the deceased woman inside a locked closet, according to the press release. She was jailed in connection with a police pursuit on May 2, authorities said in the press release.

Source: Huffington Post May 24, 2024 00:51 UTC