04-12-2011, 02:46 PM
they just let her lay there and die! 
bastards!
KHOU
HOUSTON – Twin brothers were charged with murder Tuesday after police said they were found living with the decomposing body of their 89-year-old mother.
Edward Larry Berndt and Edwin Christian Berndt, both 48, were arrested Monday afternoon at the home they shared with their mother in the 8400 block of Glenscot.
According to police, neighbors had called for a welfare check on Sybil Berndt after they didn’t see her for several months.
"I had called her and left messages and she never returned messages," said a neighbor, who did not want to be identified. "So, today I called Adult Protective Services and they asked me to go ahead and phone in a welfare check and I did."
When detectives arrived at the scene, the twins let them inside and they found Sybil Berndt lying dead on the floor.
The smell was unimaginable, police sources said.
"I’ve been a cop for 17 years and this is the first time I’ve dealt with anything like that," said HPD Homicide Investigator J.R. Johnston.
Investigators said the brothers told police their mother was injured in a fall on January 10. They said they left her on the floor for three days without providing medical attention, food or water.
Mrs. Berndt died on January 13.
According to neighbors, the brothers had always lived with their parents. Their father passed away a few years ago.
Neighbors said they didn’t know how the twins could stay inside with a body for that long.
"Maybe they were scared. Maybe they thought they would be blamed for something," said a neighbor.
bastards! KHOU
HOUSTON – Twin brothers were charged with murder Tuesday after police said they were found living with the decomposing body of their 89-year-old mother.
Edward Larry Berndt and Edwin Christian Berndt, both 48, were arrested Monday afternoon at the home they shared with their mother in the 8400 block of Glenscot.
According to police, neighbors had called for a welfare check on Sybil Berndt after they didn’t see her for several months.
"I had called her and left messages and she never returned messages," said a neighbor, who did not want to be identified. "So, today I called Adult Protective Services and they asked me to go ahead and phone in a welfare check and I did."
When detectives arrived at the scene, the twins let them inside and they found Sybil Berndt lying dead on the floor.
The smell was unimaginable, police sources said.
"I’ve been a cop for 17 years and this is the first time I’ve dealt with anything like that," said HPD Homicide Investigator J.R. Johnston.
Investigators said the brothers told police their mother was injured in a fall on January 10. They said they left her on the floor for three days without providing medical attention, food or water.
Mrs. Berndt died on January 13.
According to neighbors, the brothers had always lived with their parents. Their father passed away a few years ago.
Neighbors said they didn’t know how the twins could stay inside with a body for that long.
"Maybe they were scared. Maybe they thought they would be blamed for something," said a neighbor.