The discovery was made on Wednesday inside a home on the 400 block of Grieves Parkway in Salem.
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Inside the home, police say they found 71-year-old Catherine Wilson lying on the floor, suffering from stab wounds. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Salem police were led to that location to do a welfare check after Pennsville police arrested Catherine's grandson, Deon Wilson, for shoplifting and assault. At a Pennsville Walmart, Wilson was allegedly caught trying to steal cleaning supplies like bleach. He then attempted to board a bus.
When the bus driver wouldn't move, "Mr. Wilson assaulted the bus driver and (police) arrested him for the assaulting the bus driver," said Salem County Prosecutor John Lenahan.
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Deon Wilson's erratic behavior led Pennsville police to request Salem police conduct a welfare check at the home he shared with his grandmother. That's when they made the gruesome discovery.
Deon Wilson is facing charges of murder, fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weaponry and third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose