Son held in brutal stabbing of mum said he was 'looking for baby'

A Connecticut man held in the brutal stabbing death
of his mother has been placed on suicide watch
after police said he confessed to the murder and
showed no remorse. Prosecutors allege Robert Owen Rankin, 22, used a
fire poker, buck knife and his hands to kill his
mother, 45-year-old Margaret Rohner. Rankin was arrested Thursday after his father called
911 telling dispatchers “my son killed my ex-wife.”
Rank allegedly cut open his mother’s abdomen and
began removing organs, saying he was “looking for
a baby.” When police arrived Rankin raised his hands and
surrendered reportedly telling troopers he had a knife
in his pocket and that he had used it to kill his
mother, the New Haven Register reported. The suspect allegedly told police he had begun
planning to kill his mother on Thursday morning
when he woke up. The New Haven Register reports
Rankin told police he first tried to strangle her with
his bare hands, and then stabbed her in the neck
with a fire poker and buck knife. Rankin allegedly cut open his mother’s abdomen
and began removing organs because “I wanted to
see if there was a baby in her stomach.” Rankin reportedly told police he killed his mother
“because she is pretty much responsible for
everything that has gone wrong in my life,” the New
Haven Register reported. The suspect said he then took a shower and went to
walk his dog before contacting his father, the New
Haven Register reported. “I just want you to know that she put up a damn
good fight. She is a strong woman. I give her credit
for that,” Rankin reportedly told police. He is being held on $1 million bond and is due in
court Feb. 4.