Hayward Jenkins, 38, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide in connection with the death of his mother Cheryl Jenkins
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- Hayward Jenkins, 38, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide in connection with the death of his 66-year-old mother Cheryl Jenkins
- In a statement to police, Jenkins allegedly said he got into an argument with his mother “over silver coins, money, and her not listening when he was trying to express himself,” according to a criminal complaint obtained by PEOPLE
- The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office concluded that Cheryl died from blunt force injuries
A Wisconsin man is accused of beating his mother to death with a baseball bat.
Hayward Jenkins, 38, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide in the alleged killing of his 66-year-old mother Cheryl Jenkins, according to a criminal complaint obtained by PEOPLE.
Officers were called to the 1700 block of South 44th Street in Milwaukee just after 8 a.m. on Feb. 24, after Cheryl’s fiancé told dispatch that Jenkins hit her on the head with a bat then fled the scene…