Teen murdered mum with frying pan and knife to stop her finding out about uni suspension

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A teenager murdered her own mum with a frying pan and knife to stop her from finding out she had been suspended from university.Sydney Powell, 19, had earned a sports scholarship to get into university in Akron, Ohio,and started in September 2019 which her parents were very proud about.The following February, Sydney's mum, Brenda noticed a GPS tracking app showed her daughter was at home, rather than in class reports the Mirror.

Sydney sent a text saying her teacher had taken the week as a holiday “so just gave us a worksheet and some work online to do while she’s gone”.Later that day, Brenda asked her, “Why do I always feel like you’re scamming me?

Just remember you need the grades to keep your scholarship.” But Sydney replied, “My grades are good, thank you very much.”But just over a week later, her father Steven noticed he couldn’t pay her university tuition fees through the usual online portal and queried it.Sydney at first said it was an error before admitting she had been suspended from university and suggesting that perhaps it wasn’t the right path for her.

Steven called Brenda, believing the mother and daughter had such a close relationship they would be able to talk it out. He then went to work.The worried mother phoned university administrators to find out what was going out but while on the call, staff at the university heard a loud thud and screaming.