Coral Springs man tried to beat mother to death with frying pan over dementia diagnosis, police say

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. — Police arrested a Coral Springs man on an attempted murder charge Sunday after they said he tried to beat his 82-year-old mother to death with a frying pan and smother her.

An arrest report states that Keith Evan Woodward, 53, said he “intended to kill his mother due to her early dementia and need for constant assistance.”

Court records show Woodward lives in the 10300 block of Northwest 29th Street, though the incident location is redacted from the report…

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