by: Sharisse Cohee
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Two sisters were arrested Thursday for allegedly murdering their mother and for reported elder abuse of their father, according to the San Diego Police Department (SDPD).
The sisters, who are in their 50s, were reportedly caretakers of their elderly parents, who could not care for themselves.
The arrests stem from an incident on March 6, when crews responded to a 911 call on Genesee Avenue in University City, during which family members reported finding an 81-year-old woman, who was later identified as Kun-Ying Yang, unconscious and not breathing in her apartment.
First responders found Yang unresponsive on a pull-out couch, lying face-first in the gap between the couch and bed frame, according to SDPD. After removing her from the bed frame, she was pronounced dead.
Due to the suspicious circumstances of her death, police investigated the incident as a homicide.
Investigators interviewed multiple witnesses and worked closely with Adult Protective Services in the weeks following the incident. The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office determined Yang’s cause of death was positional asphyxia with contributing factors such as neglect, according to SDPD.
The manner of death was officially ruled a homicide.
During the investigation, evidence reportedly showed that the daughters, Ingrid Wu, 51, and Rebecca Wu, 53, were the caretakers for both their elderly parents. According to SDPD, the daughters allegedly endangered their parents’ health and failed to act as legally required, leading to the neglect of their 88-year-old father and the death of their mother.
The sisters were taken into custody Thursday and booked into the Las Colinas Women’s Detention Facility.
Anyone with information regarding the case is encouraged to contact SDPD’s Homicide Unit at (619) 531-2293 or Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477.
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Two sisters arrested for allegedly killing mother, elder abuse of father in University City
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