‘Why aren’t you dying?’: Son beat his 75-year-old mother into the ground and choked her until she passed out, cops say

A man in Long Island, New York, is accused of trying to kill his mother during an argument and exclaiming “why aren’t you dying” as he choked her.

John Strano, 37, has been charged with second-degree attempted murder, two counts of second-degree assault, criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation, and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, the Nassau County Police Department announced. The underlying incident occurred on Wednesday.

At about 5:40 p.m. that day, a 75-year-old woman was inside her home on Broad Street in Williston Park, New York. Her son — Strano — was also there, and the mother and son reportedly got into an argument that “became violent.”…

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