Kentucky man, 18, accused of murdering grandmother during 'family dispute' (original) (raw)

A Kentucky man has been accused of murdering his own grandmother after have a family dispute.

Wyatt Testerman had been charged with murder and domestic violence in the killing of his 74-year-old grandmother

An 18-year-old Kentucky man has been accused of murdering his own 74-year-old grandmother during what police are calling a family dispute. Police stated that they responded to the home of an elderly woman, later identified as Cheri Oliver, after getting reports that there was an "active assault" in progress, reported Fox affiliate WXIX.

According to a post on the Erlanger police department's Facebook page, the incident and the subsequent arrest of her grandson Wyatt Testerman, occurred around 2:01 pm on Tuesday. "Erlanger Police Officers and Officers from the Independence Police Department were dispatched to the 100 block of Ridgewood Drive in Erlanger for a call of an active assault," the incident report read.

"On arrival, the suspect Wyatt Testerman was located outside of the residence by a responding Independence Police Officer," the post continued. "Testerman was detained immediately and without incident." The report goes on to say that upon entering the home, officers found Oliver with severe head trauma and was rushed to the University Hospital in Cincinnati where she was pronounced dead.

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Wyatt Testerman had been charged with murder and domestic violence in the killing of his 74-year-old grandmother (

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The department's memo closed with the officer's ruling the death was a result of a family dispute and that "this incident was isolated and there is no further threat to the public." According to police, Testerman is "being charged with murder and will be held at the Kenton County Detention Center."

During a court appearance on Wednesday, Kenton County District Court Judge Anne Ruttle set Testerman's bond at $500,000. Should Testerman be found guilty of the charges, he could face up to two decades or life in prison. According to WXIX, the man showed no emotion during his hearing.

The outlet also stated that during the virtual hearing, Testerman told the judge that he would get his own legal defense, however, he was appointed legal representation by the court when Judge Ruttle seemed to detect apprehension in the man's voice. Testerman is scheduled to return to court on October 15th.

The shocking murder comes after The Mirror US reported that a "respected" British doctor had allegedly tried to kill his mother's partner by dressing up as a nurse and trying to administer a poison-laced Covid vaccination. Dr. Thomas Kwan admitted in open court that he attempted the stunt because he feared he'd lose his inheritance in his mother's will.

Kwan was charged with the attempted murder of Patrick O'Hara, 72, after he began experimenting with Castor beans for ricin production. The doctor admitted to the court he meant to "do harm" but not kill. Records show that in January, Kwan disguised himself as a nurse in order to administer the fake covid jab.

O'Hara managed to survive the attack but, according to the prosecution, was forced to undergo several procedures to remove "considerable portions of Mr O'Hara's arm flesh." During opening arguments, prosecutor Peter Makepeace called the case "stranger than fiction."

"The case you are about to try, on any view, is an extraordinary case. Mr.Thomas Kwan, the defendant, was, in January of this year, a respected and experienced medical doctor in general practice with a GP's surgery based in Sunderland. From November 2023 at the latest, and probably long before then, he devised an intricate plan to kill his mother's long-term partner, a man called Patrick O'Hara," continued the prosecutor.

"On any view that man had done absolutely nothing to offend Mr. Kwan in any way whatsoever. He was, however, a potential impediment to Mr Kwan inheriting his mother's estate upon her death. Mr Kwan used his encyclopedic knowledge of, and research into, poisons to carry out his plan," added the prosecutor. The sentencing of the doctor was postponed for additional reports, with expectations set for Thursday, October 17