Scion of Prominent Family Beats Mother Dead with Hammer, Hides in Woods and Cries Out ‘Mama’

A 20-year-old Connecticut man who allegedly beat his mother to death before crying out for her made his first court appearance Monday. Sebastian Van Stockum appeared briefly at the Stamford Superior Court on murder charges, in connection with the death of 55-year-old Laura Williams. According to News 8, Van Stockum requested a public defender and …