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A Cedar Rapids man was sentenced Monday to 50 years in prison on a charge of second-degree murder after he fatally assaulted his 71-year-old mother in 2020.
A Cedar Rapids woman said she found her mother hiding under a bed comforter after being severely beaten by her son. The daughter said her mother’s eyes were swollen shut, clumps of her hair were missing and she had bruising all over.
A Cedar Rapids man accused of fatally assaulting his mother in 2020 has waived a jury trial and will have a bench trial Nov. 7. The prosecution is also amending the murder charge against George Dreason from first-degree to second-degree murder.
Another trial delay for Cedar Rapids man accused of robbing and fatally beating his 71-year-old mother in 2020. Police said he assaulted her for $50.