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Man decapitates his mother on New Year's Eve
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The crime scene was one of the grisliest Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri could remember: a 48-year-old woman found decapitated at her home, her son accused of swinging the ax.
Gualtieri said Christian Gomez, 23, was upset because his mother wanted him to move some boxes into the attic of their house. So on New Year's Eve, he killed Maria Suarez Cassagne in the garage, repeatedly hitting her with an ax until he severed her head, Gualtieri said.
Gomez was taken to the Pinellas County Jail and held without bail on a charge of first-degree murder.
Gomez has a history of mental problems, including a diagnosis of schizophrenia, the sheriff said. In 2013, he was held for a mandatory mental evaluation under the law known as the Baker Act. In that case, Gomez started waving a skateboard at a passer-by and making incoherent comments, Gualtieri said.
The victim lived with three others in the house at 1924 Sheffield Court: Gomez; an older son named Mario, 27; and a 16-year-old daughter. Gomez sometimes felt jealous of his older brother, believing his mother gave him more attention, Gualtieri said.
Gomez spent two days planning the killing, Gualtieri said.
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