Christa J. Pohorence
GLOUCESTER Co., Va. - A woman was arrested in July of 2019 after police said she stabbed her mother to death.
In the early morning hours, the Gloucester County Sheriff's Office responded to a home in the 1600 block of Abingdon Lane regarding a reported homicide.
When deputies arrived on scene, they found 72-year-old Marsha Joan Pohorence dead inside her bedroom.
Police were saying that the victim's daughter, 29-year-old Christa Joanne Pohorence, stabbed her mother to death. Christa was arrested on scene and charged with second-degree murder and stabbing while in commission of a felony.
In August of 2020 Christa was found to be not guilty by reason of insanity.
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