Inset: Anna Maria Angelosanto (Cranston Police Department). Background: A stretch of Kingwood Avenue in Cranston, R.I. (Google Maps).
A 21-year-old Rhode Island woman is dead, and authorities say her mother is responsible after investigators discovered a handwritten note and medications inside the home where the young woman was found.
Anna Maria Angelosanto, 62, is currently being held without bail at the Gloria McDonald Women’s Facility in Cranston, Rhode Island, jail records reviewed by Law&Crime show.
Angelosanto has been charged with murder in the death of her daughter, Alexandra Straccia, regional CBS affiliate WPRI reported.
Cranston Police Department officers were called on the morning of July 27 to a first-floor apartment on Kingwood Avenue in Cranston, a city located just south of Providence.
When officers arrived, they allegedly found Angelosanto suffering from what appeared to be self-inflicted injuries, police said. Straccia was discovered dead in another bedroom.
Angelosanto was taken to a local hospital for medical treatment following the discovery.
During a search of the apartment, investigators found a handwritten note along with prescription and over-the-counter medications, according to the station. Police said Straccia had been diagnosed with autism and relied on her mother for “around-the-clock care.”
Authorities believe Angelosanto killed her daughter and then tried to kill herself.
“This is an extraordinarily tragic case that has deeply affected our community and everyone involved in the investigation,” Cranston Police Chief Michael Winquist said in a statement, per WPRI. “We extend our deepest condolences to Alexandra’s family and loved ones as they continue to cope with this devastating loss.”
It is unclear exactly how the victim died.
Neighbors were left shocked by the news.
“It’s a tragedy,” Frank Oster, a multidecade resident of the neighborhood, told Providence NBC affiliate WJAR. “The mother will never be the same again in her life.”
Richard Jennings, another local resident, added: “I can’t believe that happened over there. You know, not with these people. … They were all very friendly people and took care of each other.”
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