Man Charged With The Stabbing Death Of  Mother Inside Their Southeast Home

Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 5:30 P.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,

WASHINGTON, DC.- On Tuesday, September 22, 2025, a 36-year-old Southeast, D.C., man was taken into custody and jailed after being charged in connection with the brutal domestic violence stabbing death of his 66-year-old mother, which occurred early Sunday morning inside their Southeast, D.C. home.

     According to D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela A. Smith, on Sunday, September 21, 2025, just shortly before 4:00 a.m., members of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department’s Sixth District responded to a 911 Emergency Call reporting a domestic assault inside a residence located on the 2100 Block of 32nd Place in Southeast, D.C.

Police Find Elderly Woman Stabbed Inside Her Home

     Upon arrival, Police Officers found a woman, later identified as Pamela Botts, 66, of Southeast, D.C., suffering from multiple life-threatening stab wounds to her head and face. Ms. Botts was immediately transported to a nearby hospital for treatment. On Tuesday, September 23, 2025, despite life-saving efforts, Ms. Botts tragically succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced deceased.

Detectives Determine The Woman Was Stabbed By Her Son

     During the ensuing investigation, Homicide Branch Detectives learned that Ms. Botts was attacked early morning hours of Sunday by her son, Ricardo Botts, 36, of Southeast, D.C., in the living room of her home that she shared with her son. After attacking his mother, Botts fled out of the rear of the house, and a warrant was issued for his arrest.

     On Tuesday, September 23, 2025, later in the day, pursuant to a D.C. Superior Court arrest warrant, D.C. Homicide Branch Detectives, with the assistance of members of the Capitol Area Regional Fugitive Task Force, located and apprehended Botts in Chantilly, Virginia, and formally charged him with one count of second-degree Murder While Armed. Botts made his initial appearance and was ordered held without bond pending a preliminary hearing, which has been scheduled for October 7, 2025.

“The rules of the court require us to include a statement that states: The charges outlined in this publication are merely accusations, and the defendant and or defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt.”