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Georgia man accused of killing wife with hammer at retirement community: report
An 81-year-old man is accused of murdering his wife at the retirement community where they both lived by hitting her multiple times in the head with a hammer, according to the criminal arrest warrant obtained by Fox 5 Atlanta.
Richard Hayden, 81, of Lawrenceville, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with felony murder, malice murder, and aggravated assault in the death of his wife, Grace Hayden, according to the Gwinnett County Police. Police reported that the 71-year-old woman was found dead inside her room at the Lindwood Estates Gracious Retirement Living.
According to the arrest warrant, Hayden attacked his wife with a hammer, striking her in the head, causing severe injuries that resulted in her death.
Richard Hayden was being treated at a nearby hospital for reasons unrelated to the incident prior to his charges being filed, according to police.
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A man was arrested for allegedly killing his wife with a hammer at the Linwood Estates retirement complex in Gwinnett County. (Fox 5 )
The cause of death will be determined by the Gwinnett County Medical Examiner’s Office.
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Detectives have charged Richard Hayden, 81, of Lawrenceville, for the murder of his wife after allegedly killing her by striking her in the head with a hammer. (Gwinnett County Police)
The circumstances leading up to her death and the motive are also under investigation.
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Hayden is expected to be taken to the Gwinnett County Jail once he is released from the hospital.
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ATHENS, Ga. – Designated hitter Daniel Jackson and centerfielder Rylan Lujo combined for nine RBI Sunday, leading fifth-ranked Georgia to a 12-1 win over LSU at Foley Field.
Georgia improved to 41-11 overall, 21-6 in the SEC, while LSU dropped to 29-24 overall and 9-18 in conference play.
The Tigers return to action at 6:30 p.m. CT Thursday when they play host to Florida in Game 1 of a three-game SEC series in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field. Thursday’s game will be broadcast on the LSU Sports Radio Network and streamed on SEC Network +.
“Georgia won the moments in this series,” said LSU coach Jay Johnson. “They’re going to score, so you’ve got to capitalize against them when you have scoring opportunities on offense.”
Georgia starting pitcher Caden Aoki (8-0) was the winner, limiting LSU to one run on four hits in 5.0 innings with two walks and seven strikeouts.
LSU right-hander Casan Evans (2-3), making his first appearance since April 17 versus Texas A&M, started the game Sunday and was charged with the loss, working 1.2 innings and allowing four runs on four hits with two walks and three strikeouts.
“I thought Casan’s stuff looked great, and that’s good for him from a health standpoint,” Johnson said. “He’s a guy that the more he pitches, the better he is, so there might have been a little bit of rust, but I thought he competed fine.”
Georgia struck for four runs in the bottom of the second inning in an outburst highlighted by Jackson’s two-out, two-run single and an RBI single by second baseman Ryan Black.
The Tigers narrowed the gap to 4-1 in the third when designated hitter Omar Serna Jr. delivered an RBI single.
Georgia extended its lead to 7-1 in the fourth as Jackson launched a two-run homer and centerfielder Lujo lined a run-scoring single.
Lujo unloaded a grand slam in the fifth, giving the Bulldogs an 11-1 advantage.
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