Portland police have identified the woman who died Saturday in what police describe as a domestic violence homicide in the Montavilla neighborhood.
Kathy S. Green, 64, died after she was struck with a baseball bat Thursday.
Portland police have arrested her son, 32-year-old Austin K. Green-Yurick, on allegations of second-degree domestic violence homicide, first-degree domestic violence assault, second-degree domestic violence assault and unlawful use of a weapon with a domestic violence component.
Portland police responded to a report of an assault at a home in the 1300 block of Northeast 68th Avenue at about 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Officers found a woman with life-threatening injuries and an ambulance drove her to the hospital.
Police arrested Green-Yurick at the scene.
Police learned Saturday that the woman died at the hospital.
Her killing marks the 41st homicide in Portland so far this year compared with 44 homicides at this point last year, when Portland broke a record with 101 homicides.
— Beth Slovic; bslovic@oregonian.com; 503-221-8551
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