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Update: 82-year-old woman stabbed to death in Jacksonville home identified, grandson suspected, family says

An 82-year-old woman was stabbed to death Monday inside of a home on New Kings Road in Jacksonville. A 34-year-old man has been arrested.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Update: An 82-year-old woman who was stabbed to death Monday has been identified as Juanita Cox, a family member told First Coast News. The family member says they believe the suspected killer is Cox's grandson.

The family member said her brother has been estranged from the family and her bedridden grandmother, who lived alone, is the only one who communicated with her brother.

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An 82-year-old woman is dead and a 34-year-old man is in custody after the woman was found suffering from multiple stab wounds Monday inside of a home in the 6500 block of New Kings Road in Jacksonville. Police said they received multiple 911 calls for a burglary around 5:30 a.m. regarding two different residences.

When officers arrived on the scene, they located the woman inside of a home dead. Police were then called to a different location for the man on top of a Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department vehicle cutting himself.

The man, who police say is suspected in the woman's death, was taken to the hospital where he remained Monday morning in serious condition.

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