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Son arrested in fatal stabbing of mother in Norwood

Police say they responded to a 911 call of an assault inside a home on East 208th Street.

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Nov 10, 2026, 12:36 PM

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A man has been arrested for the fatal stabbing of his own mother in Norwood.

Police say they responded to a 911 call of an assault inside a home on East 208th Street where they found 61-year-old Annie Nesmith. She was stabbed several times in the neck and boy. EMS took her to SBH Health System but she did not survive.

Sources say that her son, Martin Thomas, 43, was taken into custody and charged with murder, manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon.

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