US shocked by the murder of a mother by her 34-year-old adopted son who claimed she was Satan.
Shock is caused by the brutal crime that took place in Ohio , USA, with the perpetrator , 34-year-old Lionel Justin Gore, who beheaded his mother because, as he told the police, the Holy Spirit told him that she was Satan .
The 34-year-old confessed to the act that took place at her home in the New Matamoras area, telling the police that after beheading his mother , Diane Gore, he then set fire to her body.
According to local media, the horrific murder that took place last Saturday, took place in front of the eyes of the perpetrator ‘s 6-year-old nephew . The 6-year-old boy even described to the police that he saw Gore cutting off his mother’s head with a knife before setting him on fire.
Authorities discovered the heinous crime after learning of the fire in the body of the unfortunate woman at 6:30 last Saturday afternoon. The 6-year-old told the police that he had to crawl on the ground to avoid the smoke from the fire.
The killer even threatened his mother’s sister when he saw her outside the apartment where the murder took place. “Get out of my way or I will kill you later,” the 34-year-old reportedly told his stepmother.
The 34-year-old , who told police who visited him in hospital after the murder that he killed his mother ” because the Holy Spirit told me he was the devil” , faces charges of murder, arson and exposing a minor to danger.