Teen Allegedly Stabs Mother to Death with Sword

Kosciusko County police announced this morning that they arrested a 19-year-old rural Cromwell man last night for stabbing his mother to death with a sword. Police say it happened in the family home near the east shore of Lake Wawasee. According to a news release, the suspect was still on the scene when they arrived and 53-year-old Renee Smith’s body was in a chair in the house. The coroner pronounced Smith dead at the scene. Police say the son admitted stabbing his mother multiple times in the chest area during a prolonged argument. According to the news release, the suspect’s father witnessed the crime. The suspect faces a preliminary charge of murder.