A Southern California man who killed his mother, dismembered her corpse and left the remains in a dumpster near their apartment complex in 2022 has been found not guilty by reason of insanity.<\/p>\n
\u201cTomoko Hoetzlein was a devoted mother who did everything in her power to get her son the mental health treatment he desperately needed,\u201d said Ventura County Chief Deputy Dist. Atty. Erin Meister in a statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cTragically, she lost her life while trying to help him.\u201d<\/p>\n
David Hoetzlein, 25, of Camarillo was arrested on suspicion of killing his mother in 2022<\/a> and disposing of her body in a dumpster at an apartment complex in the 300 block of Townsite Promenade, Ventura County sheriff\u2019s officials said.<\/p>\n Hoetzlein lived in the apartment with his 62-year-old mother. Deputies responded to a call about possible human remains found in a dumpster at the complex, officials told The Times in 2022.<\/p>\n Neighbors said they occasionally saw Hoetzlein and his mother around the building, which is in an area they described as safe and quiet.<\/p>\n \u201cHe lived here in the apartment complex, then barricaded himself into the apartment all day. They were able to get him out at about 3:30,\u201d neighbor Kathy Kennedy told KTLA-TV<\/a> after the incident. <\/p>\n