A woman is jailed on more than $1 million bail after being charged with murdering an elderly woman inside a Wilmington, Delaware, home earlier this month.
Murder charges were filed on Sept. 16, 2024, against 37-year-old Cynthia Viquez, Wilmington police announced Tuesday.
Viquez was initially arrested on assault charges on Sept. 4 after police found 89-year-old Leonor Gonzalez-Ortiz dead inside a South Jackson Street home during a welfare check the night before, police said.
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It was later "determined that she had been assaulted, resulting in her death," police said.
Charges against Viquez were upgraded to murder and lying to police on Monday and a judge set bail at more than $1 million.
It was unclear if Viquez had an attorney who could comment while she was behind bars.
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