A Riverside woman accused of fatally bludgeoning her boyfriend in his bed was charged Wednesday with first-degree murder.
Teresa Louise Demar, 61, was arrested Saturday by Riverside police and is being held in lieu of $1 million bail at the Robert Prelsey Jail in Riverside.
Along with the murder count, Demar is charged with sentence-enhancing weapon and great bodily injury allegations in the death of the victim, identified in court documents only as “A.D.”
She made her initial court appearance before Riverside County Superior Court Judge Emma Smith, who appointed her a public defender and scheduled her arraignment for April 30 at the Riverside Hall of Justice.
According to Riverside police, officers were called to the 9000 block of Hope Avenue about 7 a.m. Saturday to investigate reports of a deadly assault. The patrolmen found the victim fatally injured in his bed.
Homicide detectives were summoned and determined that the resident had been struck over the head several times with a heavy object, though there was no mention of what kind. A possible motive for the attack also was not disclosed.
Demar was questioned and ultimately booked into jail. She has no documented prior felony convictions in Riverside County.