A twisted son was busted after he allegedly beat his ailing elderly parents, then torched their Massachusetts home and fled \u2014 ignoring their desperate cries to \u201ccome back\u201d and \u201chelp us.\u201d<\/p>\n
Darius Hazard, 44, was hit with murder and arson charges after police discovered the lifeless bodies of his 76-year-old arthritic mother, Venture, and his 83-year-old father, Donald, in the living room of their charred North Adams home Monday morning, according to the Berkshire District Attorney\u2019s Office. <\/a><\/p>\n Prosecutors said the heartless suspect told investigators he \u201csnapped\u201d while he and his father were helping his mother, who suffered from advanced arthritis and scoliosis, after she fell around 3 a.m., according to court documents obtained by WNYT. <\/a><\/p>\n Darius Hazard, 44, was arrested for allegedly torching his parents Massachusetts home while they were inside. North Adams Police Department<\/p>\n Hazard then shoved both parents to the floor, hitting them repeatedly, striking them with various objects, and even hurling a fan at his father, who begged him to stop, the docs said. <\/p>\n Prosecutors said the alleged killer doused the first floor in gasoline and set the home ablaze, fleeing as his parents frantically pleaded for him to return and help them, shouting, \u201cHelp us, we are in trouble.\u201d<\/p>\n About four hours later, neighbors saw smoke billowing from the Francis Street home and called police and fire crews, who discovered the elderly couple dead inside. <\/p>\n First responders found his elderly parents dead in the living room of their North Adams home. <\/p>\n Both Venture and Donald died from smoke inhalation, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled. <\/p>\n Hazard was later found in a Walmart parking lot and taken into custody, prosecutors said. <\/p>\n Shocked community members called the Hazard family longtime pillars of the neighborhood, describing the son\u2019s alleged rampage as unthinkable and out of character.<\/p>\n Hazard pleaded not guilty after allegedly admitting to cops he \u201csnapped\u201d and viciously attacked his parents. <\/p>\n