Authorities in Vero Beach say a 29-year-old man is behind bars after allegedly admitting he killed his 76-year-old grandmother, then used her bank cards to buy beer and cigarettes. The woman, identified as Patricia Dibella, was discovered during a welfare check at a Fairways at Grand Harbor apartment. Her grandson, Nicholas Ivey, is being held on several theft and fraud-related charges while investigators work to pin down exactly how she died.
How the scene unfolded
Indian River County deputies were called to the Fairways Circle complex after relatives said they could not reach Dibella. They found her unresponsive in the master bedroom, while Ivey was outside the apartment and making what deputies described as suspicious statements, according to Vero…..