KCRA
November 5, 2013
![78 yr old Mel (left) and Jean Bain (far right).](/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Rancho-victims-COURTESY-110413.jpg)
The woman arrested on suspicion of beating a man and his wife in their Rancho Cordova home Sunday knew the victims so well she was often seen helping unload grocery bags with the victim, according to neighbors.
Shauna Burton, 36, has been booked into Sacramento’s main jail on suspicion of murder, assault, robbery, car theft and a probation violation.
She declined an interview request from KCRA 3.
“We consider her an acquaintance of the victims, but don’t quite know the relationship,” said Lisa Bowman, a spokeswoman for the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department.
![Shauna Burton.](/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/BURTON-mug-jpg.jpg)
The man, 78-year-old Mel Bain, died from his injuries. His wife, Jean Bain, remains hospitalized in critical condition. She is 78, as well.
Nephew Gary O’Conner, who confirmed the identities of the victims, said he only saw Burton once, but warned Mel Bain immediately.
“I told him don’t get involved in anything like that. It’s not going to be good,” O’Connor told KCRA 3.