After his mother died, the charges against the man who admitted to hitting his mother with a hammer so hard that she could hardly breathe were raised.
Lisa Babin, Robert Babin’s mother, died. 61-year-old Lisa Babin was charged with murder. He was first charged with aggravated attack with a deadly weapon, but on July 29, Harris County court records show that the charge was changed to murder.
According to, Lisa Babin died nine days after the attack on June 11.
A bail order that was made after Robert Babin was arrested says that he told a friend on a gaming site that he had beaten his mother.
The man is said to have said, “I’m in trouble and I need your help.” “I hit my mom with a hammer because I was mad. I don’t know what to do; I can’t go to jail.” I need to get rid of the hammer and destroy the proof right away, before the cops arrive.
Robert Babin then said, “I don’t want to end up on Death Row,” according to the court record. “I hit her on the side and head a few times.” She’s not even moving.”
As was already said, when officers from the Harris County Sheriff’s Office went to the parent’s house in the 18700 Block of Holly Way, they found her “barely breathing with serious bodily injuries.” The gaming friend is said to have called 911, but the woman had to suffer for a long time because the friend didn’t see Robert Babin’s claimed messages until two hours after they were sent.
Court records show that the suspect told police he had “left his mother napping at the residence unharmed” and “claimed he had no idea what was happening.” But the victim couldn’t tell her side of the story “because of how badly she was hurt.” Her condition was said to be “severely impaired, unable to speak.”
Major Ben Katrib of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office said in early July that there were early signs that the attack happened after a fight between the two family members.
“A preliminary investigation indicated that there was some sort of verbal argument between the victim and her son, who’s 24 years old, when he became enraged and struck her with a hammer several times,” said Katrib.
“We believe that based on the information we have – that the suspect was even making attempts to conceal the crime,” he said. “But luckily, his friend did the right thing and called 911, and we were able to respond in time.”
Robert Babin could not be put on death row until his charge was changed to capital murder. He has a $350,000 bond to stay in the Harris County Jail.
