Primitive Claims Madness Made Him Brutally Beat 97-Year-Old White Man to Death

KCCI
March 5, 2015

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Rupert Anderson was brutally beaten to death by the primitive.

The attorney for a 19-year-old accused of fatally beating a 97-year-old Des Moines man says his client will use an insanity defense.

Trial is scheduled to begin April 13 for Ngor Makuey, who has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and other charges.

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Ngor Makuey was a recent import to America from Ethiopia.

Makuey is accused of entering the home of Rupert and Harriet Anderson on July 2 and attacking the couple. Rupert Anderson died of his injuries. Ninety-four-year-old Harriet Anderson survived.

The Des Moines Register reports that defense attorney Darren Page filed a notice last week that he’ll employ an insanity defense for.