For Immediate Release January 23, 2014 !

***Update*** Suffolk County Police today arrested Sean Farrell for killing his mother in their home, located at 5 Norway Pine Drive, Medford, on December 9, 2013. Homicide Section detectives charged Farrell with Murder 2nd Degree. He will be held overnight at the 5th Precinct. Farrell, 24, is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on January 24. A criminal charge is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. Incident: Location: Date/Time: Woman Found Murdered in Medford Home 5 Norway Pine Drive, Medford Monday, December 9, 2013 at 8:34 p.m.

Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the murder of a 45year-old woman in Medford. Fifth Precinct police officers were called to a home located at 5 Norway Pine Drive after Eric Connelly, 47, found his wife, Bonnie Farrell, 45, dead in the bedroom of their home. Farrell had suffered a head injury and was pronounced dead at the scene. She was taken to the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner where an autopsy will be performed. The investigation is continuing. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the Homicide Squad at 631-852-6392 or call anonymously to Suffolk County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. -30Authority: Edward Webber, Commissioner Suffolk County Police Department 13-730349 JJ/