The sisters of a Georgetown man accused of killing his mother with a sword last month haven't begun to grieve yet because they are struggling to care for their grandmother and sister, one of the women said Tuesday.
The Laura Ferrante Memorial Fund has been set up at First Federal Bank by a family friend to help the women care for their family members, said Tory Gibson, whose mother, Ferrante, was killed Feb. 22 in her Georgetown home.
The victim, 51, was found dead in her home at 531 Prior Drive with a large cut to her neck and head, according to police. Gibson's brother, Jonathan Maurice White, 29, was arrested that day and charged with murder in Ferrante's death.
White is being held at the Georgetown County Detention Center pending trial.
Ferrante shared her home with her 89-year-old grandmother and another 27-year-old daughter, who is mentally challenged, Gibson said.
"Our priority now is getting care. It's hard for us to grieve when we're worried about care," Gibson said. "As far as my brother is concerned, I have no comment because I just can't wrap my head around why."
Police said Ferrante and White argued around midnight that night and at some point the argument became physical. Ferrante was cut several times with the sword, police said.
Gibson and another sister, Patrice White, are taking turns caring for their grandmother and trying to fulfill obligations as her mother would have wanted, she said.
"It's still a shock that she's not here.
"My grandmother only had my mother," Gibson said.
"My mother was such a lively person. If you [were to] see her she was always smiling."
Donations can be made to the family at any First Federal bank branch for the Laura Ferrante Memorial Fund.
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