NC man accused of tying up daughter and killing her mother

STATESVILLE, N.C. (AP) – Authorities accuse a 47-year-old Ohio man of tying up a woman and teenage daughter for days before killing the mother in their Statesville home.

Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell told local media outlets the two were violently assaulted in what he called a “demonic” crime. He says Gary Love, of Wadsworth, Ohio, is charged with murder.

It’s unclear if he has an attorney.

Deputies found the woman dead Monday morning after her 14-year-old daughter texted a friend for help. Love told responding officers the two were at a funeral, then fled.

The daughter told deputies she had been tied up since Christmas Eve. She was treated at a local hospital.

Authorities have not identified the teen. The AP is not identifying the woman because sexual abuse charges are expected.

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