Man Beat Mother With Landscaping Rock, Burlington County Police Charge

EVESHAM, NJ — Police have charged a South Jersey man with aggravated assault after they say he struck his mother in the head with a rock and caused severe injuries.

Evesham Police responded to a Marlton home on Monday for a reported assault, and found a 75-year-old woman unconscious, "with severe injuries to her head." First responders transported the woman from the Woodlake Drive residence to Cooper University Hospital, where she is in critical but stable condition according to police.

"The investigation determined that the female sustained her injuries as a result of a physical assault, she was beaten with a landscaping rock," Evesham Police said in a news release. "The investigation identified the suspect, as the biological son of the victim."

Police charged 43-year-old Lawrence Y. Kim of Marlton with second-degree aggravated assault, third-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, and fourth-degree possession of weapon for unlawful purpose, the news release said.

Evesham officers located Kim in Bryn Mawr, Pa. and worked with Lower Merion police to arrest him, the department said. Kim awaits extradition to New Jersey.

Police say the investigation is ongoing, and ask anyone with information to call Evesham Police at 856-983-1116.