‘I would do it again’: Deputies say Florida man killed mom for not pushing him to ‘be a man’

Matthew Sisley, 21 (Osceola County Sheriff's Office)

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – A man admitted to stabbing and killing his own mother and hurting his sister during an attack at a home near Kissimmee, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies identified the accused killer as Matthew Sisley, 21, on Wednesday afternoon, Local 10 News partner WKMG in Orlando reports.

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Deputies said they arrived at a home near the intersection of Myrtle Oak Lane and Oak Hill Trail, just north of Champion’s Gate, Tuesday, where they found a woman had been stabbed to death and another woman with severe cuts on her hands.

Sisley was nabbed by deputies a few blocks from the home, according to Sheriff Marcos Lopez.

When questioned about the attack, Sisley confessed to killing his mother and “accidentally stabbing” his sister, according to a news release.

Sisley said he killed his mother “because she never pushed me to be a man,” and added that he “would do it again.”

Sisley currently faces a charge of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. Deputies said additional charges are forthcoming.


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