WELLINGTON, Nev. (KOLO) - Brenda Lyon, 70, was arrested Friday, June 6, and charged with murder and elder abuse resulting in death after 83-year-old George Walker Sr. was found deceased in his home in Wellington earlier this month, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) news release.

On Sunday, June 1, at 6:10 p.m., deputies went to the 4200 block of Kyle Drive near Topaz Lake after a dead body was found.

After viewing the body, responding deputies said Walker Sr. appeared to have been beaten and stabbed.

Washoe County Medical Examiner’s Office performed an autopsy and determined the cause of death was multiple blunt and sharp force trauma to the head and body.

Walker Sr.’s death was ruled a homicide, the release said.

Investigators identified Lyon as the primary susp

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