Business Partner Defrauded Montco Mom and Killed Her to Get More Money, Prosecutors Say

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A man charged in the murder of his business partner in Montgomery County will be held for trial after prosecutors accused him of defrauding the victim for months and killing her to get more of her money. deannadurante has the latest details:

Brown was scheduled to pick up her son from the bus stop the following afternoon on Jan. 4 but never showed up, according to Watts.Watts also told NBC10 he didn't know what happened to Brown between Jan. 3 and the morning of Jan. 4.

The two entered a business contract last summer to open Birdie’s Kitchen, a restaurant in Phoenixville, in January and Brown was to contribute $14,000 to that business plan, investigators said. While that amount was satisfied prior to the holidays, Watts continued to ask Brown for money for other repairs and equipment, according to prosecutors.

On Jan. 3, Brown's bank records show that $17,000 had been transferred from her account to an account for Birdie's Kitchen, according to investigators.

 

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