3 Texas brothers charged in brutal beating that led to death of 83-year-old woman

Thomas Perkins, 18, has been charged with aggravated assault — serious bodily injury in the Dec. 18, 2015, beating of 83-year-old Dessie Hancock of Irving. Hancock died on Dec. 20, 2015. Thomas Perkins, 18, has been charged with aggravated assault — serious bodily injury in the Dec. 18, 2015, beating of 83-year-old Dessie Hancock of Irving. Hancock died on Dec. 20, 2015. Photo: Irving City Jail Photo: Irving City Jail Image 1 of / 42 Caption Close 3 Texas brothers charged in brutal beating that led to death of 83-year-old woman 1 / 42 Back to Gallery

Three North Texas brothers face charges in the brutal beating that led to the death of an 83-year-old North Texas woman this weekend.

Thomas Perkins, Edward Perkins and Jesse Perkins — ages 18, 19 and 20, respectively — have been charged with aggravated assault — serious bodily injury in the Friday beating of 83-year-old Dessie Hancock of Irving.

Hancock died on Sunday after sustaining traumatic brain injuries in the attack, The Dallas Morning News reported. Charges for all three brothers could change as a result.

Irving officers have not determined a motive for the attack, according to a news release.

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Police believe the three suspects had come to the house where Hancock was assaulted while looking for an acquaintance. Hancock was looking to visit a neighbor, the release said.

Jesse Perkins, the oldest of the three brothers, "punched, kicked and stomped the victim before all three ran away," police said.

"She did not know them," Sandra Hancock, the victim's daughter, told The Dallas Morning News."She was in the wrong place at the wrong time."

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Jesse Perkins was convicted of misdemeanor assault in 2014, the newspaper reported. He is also serving a four-year probation sentence after pleading guilty in October to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for attacking a man with a shattered beer bottle.

All three brothers are currently being held in Irving City Jail on a $100,000 bond.

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