Son arrested in fatal stabbing of mother in Norwood
Police say they responded to a 911 call of an assault inside a home on East 208th Street.
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A man has been arrested for the fatal stabbing of his own mother in Norwood.
Police say they responded to a 911 call of an assault inside a home on East 208th Street, where they found 61-year-old Annie Nesmith. She was stabbed several times in the neck and body. EMS took her to SBH Health System, but she did not survive.
Victor Dempsey, who lives in the building, tells News 12 she was his neighbor for more than 20 years.
“She was a good woman," Dempsey said. "I last saw her during the election. She worked in the school as a poll worker."
Other friends of Nesmith stopped by the building to remember her. They say she loved her grandchildren and often helped care for them.
Sources say that her son, 43-year-old Martin Thomas, was taken into custody and charged with murder, manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon.
Police say Thomas did not live in the building. Sources say he has three prior arrests, including a 2019 arrest for domestic strangulation.
News 12 cameras captured NYPD officers going in and out of the apartment building all throughout the day Tuesday.
What exactly led up to this stabbing is still under investigation..
