Denis Cullen Jr, 23, was arrested shortly after 63-year-old mother-of-five Elizabeth Cullen’s lifeless body was discovered in the backyard of her house in Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island – on the doorstep of a number of celebrity homes.
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Elizabeth Cullen was found dead in the backyard and police say she was intentionally drowned by her son.
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Denis D. Cullen Jr., 23, who lives with his parents, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder in the drowning.
The Suffolk County Homicide Squad is now investigating the case.
He is set to be arraigned at Suffolk County Court later on Thursday.
Police responded to a request to check on Ms Cullen’s welfare at 4pm and arrested her son just hours later.
Cullen lived at the home with his mother.
Cullen’s father is a Managing Director at RBC Capital Markets, a social media profile suggests. The mother is believed to have come from a stock of high ranking army chiefs.
Editor’s Note: Patch originally reported the incident took place in Lloyd Harbor.
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During the investigation, Cullen Jr returned home to the scene of the crime and cops cuffed him, Sini said.
