HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. – A 15-year-old Hendersonville boy is facing murder charges after confessing to killing his mother and allegedly attempting to burn their home, police said.
The suspect’s 16-year-old brother woke up to a smoke alarm and fire at the family’s home early Saturday morning and found his mother dead, according to WTVF-TV. The woman, Melanie Davis, had apparently been beaten to death.
Sheriff Sonny Weatherford said authorities arrested the 15-year-old nearby and he later confessed to killing Davis. Weatherford said the boy seemed to show little remorse.
“He … had a smile occasionally about some of the statements he made,” Weatherford said.
Davis’s friend Tanya Porter said she was “shocked and devastated” by what happened.