Woman admits to stabbing 85-year-old man
TERRYTOWN- Deputies from the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office said a woman admitted to stabbing an 85-year-old man inside a home in Terrytown.
Deputies went to check on the man whose relatives had not heard from him in days. They were greeted at the door by 46-year-old Krystal Behrens, according to WWL-TV.
The man's lifeless body was found at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday in his home in the 600 block of National Avenue. Authorities say Behrens was the roommate of the man.
The victim's name was not immediately released.
WWL-TV reports the coroner said the victim may have been dead for days. Authorities say it appears that the victim was stabbed one time.
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Behrens will be booked on one count of second-degree murder. Authorities say she is being treated for "psychiatric conditions."