Perkiomen Woman Heads To Trial For Stabbing Death Of Mother

PERKIOMEN TOWSNHIP, PA — A Perkiomen Township woman will head to trial for murder after allegedly stabbing her mother to death inside her home in July, according to court documents.

Elena House-Hay, 21, waived her preliminary hearing on Tuesday, documents state. A trial date has not yet been set.

Authorities arrived on the scene of the House home on Abby Lane at 3:18 a.m. Friday. House-Hay had blood on her clothing and a bloody bandage on her hand when police arrived, according to the criminal complaint.

Her mother, Annette House, was found unresponsive on the second-floor bedroom with a wooden-handled kitchen knife in her chest, authorities said.

According to the criminal complaint, House-Hay sent a Facebook message on July 20 saying "Haha, I hate my family."

House-Hay told police at first that she awoke to her mother screaming and saw a person wearing a gray sweatshirt leave the house. She later said she had taken the knife from the kitchen before entering her mother's bedroom, and that she attempted to break the front door's window with a flashlight, presumably to make it seem as though there had been forced entry, according to police.

Hay's arraignment is set for Oct. 11, according to court documents. Bail was denied and she is being held in Montgomery County Correctional Facility.

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