Woman charged in mother’s death in Prince George’s County

WASHINGTON – A 60-year-old woman has been arrested and charged in connection to her mother’s death in Chillum.

Michelle Miriam Davis (Courtesy Prince George's County Police Department)
Michelle Miriam Davis (Courtesy Prince George’s County Police Department)

According to the Prince George’s County Police Department, officers were called to a home on Knollbrook Drive around 11:30 a.m. Saturday. Police found 94-year-old Margaret Ellen Wells with apparent stab wounds. She was pronounced dead on the scene.

Police say their preliminary investigation indicates Wells had been in an argument with Michelle Miriam Davis, 60, prior to the stabbing. Davis, the daughter of Wells, was on the scene when officers arrived.

Davis was charged with first and second degree murder.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit at 301-772-4925.

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