Niamh Shackleton
A mom who was allegedly fatally stabbed by her son shared a poignant Instagram post in the hours leading up to her death.
On Sunday (September 8), Polk County Sheriff's Office, Florida, received a 911 call from 17-year-old Collin Griffith.
The teenager reported that this mom, Catherine Griffith, accidentally 'fell on a knife' and was bleeding from the neck following an altercation between the pair.
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When officers arrived at the scene, Collin was said to be 'cool, calm and collected' as he stood there in blood-stained clothing.
He's then said to have become 'uncooperative' and demanded that he wanted an attorney when police started questioning him about what happened to his 39-year-old mother.
The following day a medical examiner did an autopsy on Catherine and determined that she died from a deep knife wound to the neck.
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd further shared at a press conference: "The medical examiner said it is not reasonable or plausible that she died the way that [her son] said she did."
Collin has since been arrested and charged with first-degree murder.
On the day of her death, Catherine posted an eerie photo to Instagram about an 'old familiar body ache'.
Sharing a snap of a bridge, she wrote: "That old familiar body ache, The snaps from the same little breaks in your soul. You know when it’s time to go… Sometimes, givin’ up is the strong thing."
The caption was a line from Taylor Swift's 2020 song 'it's time to go'.
Catherine's death comes 18 months after Collin allegedly fatally shot his father, Charlies Griffith.
Collin shot his father 'in self defense' on February 14, 2023, after an argument reportedly turned physical, according to Adam Panter, the district attorney for Oklahoma's 23rd District.
It was said at the time that there was 'probable cause to believe the defendant, the youth, committed first degree murder', as per an affidavit.
He had been charged with first-degree murder, but this was later dropped as investigators decided that they 'could not rule out self-defense' and therefore did not formally file any charges.
Collin had been residing in Oklahoma at the time and, following his father's death, he moved to Florida to live with his mom and grandma.
According to his grandmother, Collin had a history of being verbally and physically violent with his late mom.
Speaking to WFLA, she added that the teen 'has problems'.
Sheriff Judd said that despite Collin's age, he'll be tried as a adult.