Caregiver daughter accused of strangling 97-year-old mom

A West Palm Beach woman is accused of strangling her 97-year-old mother the day after Christmas, telling detectives that the two had previously discussed ways to end the woman’s life as her mother struggled with health issues.

Martha Jo Blake, 66, is facing one count of first-degree murder in the death of her mother, Patricia Blake, whom she served as the caregiver for over the past five years, according to a probable cause affidavit.

Deputies were called to the apartment the mother and daughter shared near the 2800 block of Ashley Drive West shortly before 8 a.m. Dec. 26 to investigate the death, the affidavit said. Patricia Blake was found lying in her bed on her back with sheets over her body and pronounced dead.

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