HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Investigators say a west Harris County man despatched his pal an in depth confession after attacking his mom with a hammer.
The 61-year-old sufferer was airlifted to the hospital Wednesday after the assault on the Holly Method Lane dwelling she shares together with her 24-year-old son, Robert Babin.
The Harris County Sheriff’s Workplace stated they received a name from Babin’s pal round 6 p.m. Wednesday.
He instructed them he had seen a string of two-hour-old messages from Babin on a gaming app, confessing to the hammer assault.
In accordance with courtroom paperwork, the messages learn:
“I’m in hassle and I would like your assist. I simply assaulted my mom with a hammer, I received indignant, I do not know what to do, I can not go to jail. I’ve to eliminate the hammer and destroy the proof earlier than the police get there. I do not wish to find yourself on Demise Row. I hit her a number of occasions on the top and the aspect. She’s barely respiration.”
Deputies say they discovered the sufferer bleeding within the yard, however that her accidents had been so extreme, she wasn’t capable of converse to them.
Investigators say Babin instructed them he had left his mom napping on the home that morning whereas he went to the shop.
They are saying he expressed confusion concerning the police presence when he returned, and that he repeatedly claimed he did not know what had occurred.
Babin was charged with aggravated assault with a lethal weapon, a second-degree felony that carries a sentence of as much as 20 years.
Babin’s court-appointed legal professional argued for a $30,000 bond, noting his lack of felony historical past and describing him as a “high-functioning individual with autism.”
A listening to officer rapidly sided with prosecutors and set Babin’s bond at $150,000.
As of Friday, he stays within the Harris County Jail.
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