PIKESVILLE, Md. — Xander Fried, 21, has been charged with fatally stabbing his mother, Melanie Fried, 57, in Pikesville on New Year's Eve, confirmed Baltimore County police today.
The stabbing was reported at about 1:45 p.m. in the 100 block of Brightside Avenue on Dec. 31. Police responded after being notified of a domestic dispute at the location.
They found the victim in the house; she was pronounced dead at the scene.
Xander Fried is charged with first-degree murder and is being held without bond at the Baltimore County Detention Center.
The investigation is ongoing; this story may be updated.
