Prosecutors: Mount Laurel Man Indicted In Attack That Led To Mom's Death

MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. (AP) — A southern New Jersey man has been indicted in the death of his mother, who authorities say died from injuries she suffered when he attacked her in their home.

Burlington County prosecutors say 46-year-old Marcilo Gacutan, of Mount Laurel, is charged with aggravated manslaughter in the indictment handed up this week by a county grand jury. He remains jailed on $250,000 bail, and prosecutors say an arraignment hearing will soon be scheduled.

His 66-year-old mother, Shirley Gacutan, told police that he threw her to the ground and choked her with his hands after an argument last October. She refused medical treatment, but went to a hospital the next day for head pain and underwent surgery for a brain hemorrhage.

Following surgery, she went into a coma and died a few weeks later.