A Sunrise man is facing charges after police say he fatally beat his mother's boyfriend days after the woman was found dead.
Edward Cadet, 30, was arrested Tuesday and charged with murder without premeditation in the death of 59-year-old Randy Pierson, according to Margate Police.
Cadet was being held without bond Tuesday, and it was unknown if he's hired an attorney.
Police say Cadet's mother, 60-year-old Alfonsene Valentine, was found shot to death in the 5600 block of North Bay Drive on Sunday. She was found in an open field next to North Bay Park with a gunshot wound to her head.
The circumstances surrounding her death remain under investigation.
Police said Cadet went to the Margate home Pierson shared with Valentine early Tuesday to collect his mother's belongings. The two had a conversation about their relationship and her death, and at one point, Cadet attacked Pierson, police said.
Officers arrived at the home in the 6600 block of Saltaire Terrace just before 1 a.m., where they found Pierson severely injured and unconscious without a pulse. He was taken to North Broward Medical Center where he later died from his injuries.
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Cadet stayed at the scene and was taken into custody.
Police are asking anyone with information about either death investigation to call them at 954-935-5421.
