A woman is expected to be arraigned today on a murder charge for the slaying of her 82-year-old grandmother earlier this month, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced.
Rebecca Surratt, of Los Angeles, was charged with one count of murder. She is scheduled to be arraigned today in Department 30 of the Foltz Criminal Justice Center.
Deputy District Attorney Tina Hooks of the Elder Abuse Section is prosecuting the case.
Surratt lived with her mother and grandmother, Martha Yslas, at a home in the 300 block of Woods Avenue. On May 6, Surratt and the victim got into a fight and Yslas was killed.
The LA Times reported: Yslas was in the home on May 6, when Surratt allegedly began to hit her, said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Det. Theo Baljet.
“As far as we can tell, she got upset at her grandma and beat her up,” Baljet said. “She punched her and kicked her and possibly choked her.”
Prosecutors are recommending bail be set at $2.02 million. If convicted as charged, Surratt faces up to 26 years to life in state prison.
