NEW CASTLE — A man has been charged with stabbing his mother to death during a confrontation inside her Western Pennsylvania home.

Police say 27-year-old Dean Craven stabbed his 57-year-old mother, Lauri, multiple times on Sunday morning. Authorities declared her dead at her Neshannock Township home, about 45 miles north of Pittsburgh.

Craven stayed at the home until police arrived. He was arrested without incident. Police haven’t released a suspected motive other details other than that it happened during an altercation.

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WARMINSTER — Police have arrested a fifth person who is accused of repeatedly sexually abusing a boy in Pennsylvania while dressed in animal costumes.

Police say 57-year-old Kenneth Fenske, of Quakertown, began abusing a 9-year-old boy at “furry” parties he hosted at his home in 2009. The abuse continued for years. Four other men who allegedly participated in the child predator ring have been arrested.

Police on Friday filed charges, including rape of a child. An attorney was not listed for him.