Authorities stated that Anthony Michael Corrado contacted a housekeeper and requested assistance in tidying up a disturbing scene at a residence situated in Golden Gate Estates, Naples.
The sheriff's office recounted that Corrado, stained with blood, guided the housekeeper to a bedroom where the lifeless female victim lay. Sensing the gravity of the situation, the housekeeper informed Corrado that she needed to get some cleaning supplies. She then swiftly departed from the scene and flagged down the first police car she saw.
From Newser:
Police believe Corrado's grandfather returned to the residence and was attacked in the time between the housekeeper leaving and deputies arriving. Police found the dead woman and the injured man in the home. "A hammer with blood on it was located on a kitchen countertop. Blood was on the walls and floors inside the residence," the sheriff's office said. "Deputies located Corrado standing outside the residence with blood on his clothing." The 34-year-old was arrested at the scene.
Corrado, who was released from prison last year, faces charges of second-degree homicide and aggravated battery on a person over 65 years of age, WINK reports. Police say the grandmother had an active order of protection against Corrado. Sheriff Kevin Rambosk praised the quick response from deputies—and the quick thinking of the housekeeper " who was able to get herself out of the residence and alert law enforcement." (Read more Floridastories.)
Good grief, what a lunatic, right?
Hats off to that housekeeper, though. Had she not reacted the way she did, she could have easily been attacked as well.
