Teen accused of stabbing elderly woman to death

LA MARQUE, TX (KTRK) -- A teen in La Marque is now charged with the violent murder of an 84-year-old woman who was considered a grandmother to her neighborhood.

Family members found Vaneeda Wright dead in her bedroom Sunday at her home on Prune near 11th Street, where she's lived since the 1950s

Murder charges against this minor were filed around 1am. He is in custody at the Galveston County Juvenile Detention Center in connection with the violent murder of Wright.

Detectives believe Wright was stabbed to death by someone she knew. There were no signs of forced entry and neighbors say she would never open the door for a stranger.

"There appeared to be no signs of a struggle, but one of the rooms was definitely ransacked," said Det. Sgt. Shawn Spruil with the La Marque Police Department.

The motive is still unclear. It's now up to the district attorney's office whether or not to charge this teenager as an adult.

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