A New York man accused of blinding his grandmother when he gouged out her eyes during a dispute over money killed himself in his jail cell Friday, officials said. Michael Grief was pronounced dead Friday night hours after a guard at Suffolk County jail on Long Island discovered Grief hanging inside his cell, Newsday reported. Grief pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of first-degree assault and second-degree assault in connection with the Feb. 19 incident at his grandmother’s home in Sayville. "There, Mr. Grief, using his thumbs, gouged his grandmother's eyes one at a time with such force that the globes of her eyes ruptured, both of them,” Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy Sini said. Grief had a history of mental illness and was admitted for care when he was younger, ABC7NY reported.

Source: Fox News March 12, 2019 12:56 UTC