NEW YORK – The mother of a former Brooklyn borough president candidate was beaten to death and now police are looking for those responsible.
First responders were dispatched for a possible assault inside a residence on East 45th Street near Linden Boulevard in the Flatbush section on Saturday night.
Police found Elenora Bernard with bruises and swelling all over her body, two police sources said. She had a fractured eye socket and other injuries, sources said. They added that the woman suffered from dementia.
Bernard was pronounced dead around 8 pm She was the mother of former Brooklyn Borough President candidate Khari Edwards.
An initial investigation has not yet led to a motive, the sources said.
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