Man Kills Mom With Crossbow

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Man Gets Life In Prison For Killing Mom With Crossbow

Stuart, Florida -- A judge has sentenced a man to life in prison for fatally shooting his elderly mother with a crossbow.

Martin Circuit Judge Larry Schack issued the sentence Wednesday despite pleas from relatives who testified that Bruce Neal, 43, is bipolar.

After fighting with his mother over her will, Neal shot her with the crossbow in the chest, authorities said.

Officers found Jean Neal, 79, on the kitchen floor of her Palm City home with a bloody arrow on the kitchen counter, according to a police report.

"I loved my mother," Bruce Neal said in court Wednesday. "What I did to my mom was a horrible crime."

Schack said the love that Neal expressed for his mother made his actions more disturbing.

"If you could do this to someone you love, one can only imagine what you would do to others," Schack said.

The judge said he would recommend that Neal be transferred to a prison that would help treat his bipolar condition.

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Originally posted by bloodrayne
The judge said he would recommend that Neal be transferred to a prison that would help treat his bipolar condition.

out comes the electro-shock therapy and the fire hose.