The soulless son who allegedly murdered his elderly mother in a luxury Upper West Side building last year left behind signs of his guilt, prosecutors said at Monday's arraignment. did.
Edward Asensio, 51, was so concerned that he Googled the term “elder abuse” after being brutally assaulted by his 84-year-old mother, Ana Asensio. Officials said why it took so long for the medical examiner to determine her cause of death.
Manhattan prosecutors also pointed out that Mr. Asensio was the only person who had access to the tragic elderly woman, who suffered from dementia, from her apartment on an upscale tree-lined Manhattan street before she was killed.
“As alleged, Edward Asensio ignored and isolated his 84-year-old mother before murdering her in their shared apartment,” Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in a statement.
“The defendant's alleged attack on his own mother, whom he relied on for care, is abhorrent,” Mr Bragg said.
Asensio has pleaded not guilty to charges of manslaughter and assault in the July 17, 2023, beating death of his mother at a building at 70 W. 93rd St. that housed a one-bedroom apartment. The mother's body was found face up in her bedroom. Stays start at $5,000 a month and some units have stunning views of Central Park.
Manhattan prosecutors said Asensio committed a “horrific act” by “severely” beating the mother, causing a fatal subdural hemorrhage.
Prosecutors said the elderly woman had serious injuries, including black marks on both eyes, bruises on her head, chest and shoulders, and blood coming from her lip.
The coroner determined Anna's death was due to blunt force trauma, prosecutors said.
Her death was ruled a homicide six months after her body was discovered.
Asensio was wearing brown prison overalls and had his hands handcuffed behind his back during the procedure.
He has three prior misdemeanor convictions, including one for stalking a woman on the subway.
The son was remanded by Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Cori Weston.
Asensio is scheduled to return to court on October 23.
