Charles Cole, 48, had a hard time saying goodbye to his mother Betty Cole - Police: Suspect kept mother's murdered body in Pleasant Valley Motel 1672 Main St, Pleasant Valley, NY for 7 weeks

MILLBROOK - A Pleasant Valley man has been accused of strangling his mother, and then keeping her remains in a Pleasant Valley motel for seven weeks before moving her body to a small town in South Carolina.

The gruesome details came to light during a state police press conference Saturday at the Troop K headquarters in Millbrook.

Charles Cole, 48, has been arraigned on a charge of second-degree murder in connection with the death of his mother, Betty Cole, 76. He is being held at Dutchess County Jail without bail.

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