Mentally ill man drowns sister in inflatable pool by sitting on her head after argument over prescription meds
A mentally ill man allegedly killed his sister by holding her head under water and drowning her in their inflatable pool following an argument over prescription medication in Virginia on September 1.
51-year-old Ashton Dunlap Berry, who family members say suffers from a mental illness, was charged with first-degree murder on September 1. The Fauquier sheriff's office identified the victim as 53-year-old Angie A Walls who lived on Riley Road, Fauquier County, Virgina, according to Fauquier Now.
According to Sgt. James Hartman, Angie and her boyfriend Fred Dove lived at the house that they purchased in the year 2016 with her brother Ashton. As per the September 1 search warrant affidavit, Ashton and Angie had an argument over Ashton's prescribed medication. The document suggests that investigators removed three kinds of pills from the home including oxycodone — a very addictive painkiller.