Article: AUNT: FREE BOY, 13, HELD IN MOM'S DEATH; JOSHUA BROWN CHARGED AS AN ADULT IN FATAL BEATING.(News)

Byline: Maureen Nolan and Marnie Eisenstadt Staff writers; Staff writer Jim O'Hara contributed to this report.

Rebecca Perth's family had a double loss to endure Friday.

Perth, 30, died early that day after what police say was a beating inflicted Tuesday by her son, Joshua Brown, 13.

Brown was arraigned Friday afternoon as an adult in City Court on a second-degree murder charge.

"It's like both people are getting taken away from us," said Roxanne Wood, Perth's younger sister and Brown's aunt.

Syracuse police say Brown beat and stomped his mother unconscious Tuesday night at their home after she told him he needed to come ...

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