Son stabs 81-year-old mother to death in her Horry County home. What we know

A stabbing death of a Galivants Ferry woman in her home Tuesday has been ruled a homicide.

Ruth Athanasopoulos, 81, died after she was stabbed about 6 p.m. at the home on Highway 712, according to Horry County Chief Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard by email.

Kevin James Athanasopoulos, 58, has been charged with murder in the case. The man is the woman’s son, according to a text from Horry County director of public information Thomas Bell. He lived with the victim, according to a police report…

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