A Rome man has been charged with the death of his grandmother after locking his injured grandmother in a freezer, while she was still alive.

According to Floyd County Jail records, Robert Keith Tincher III placed the woman in plastic bags after she had fallen and dragged her through the residence on Hennon Drive.

Tincher told police that he heard and saw numerous bones break.

He then placed the victim in the chest freezer in the residence and locked it.

He acknowledged to law enforcement that the woman’s back broke while he was doing so.

This was in November of 2021.

Tincher continued to conceal the body and feared it would be discovered.

Four months later, he had the freezer moved from the residence to another location in Floyd County.

Tincher told police that there was no altercation with the victim, nor were there any life-saving measures.

Tincher was arrested Thursday after the body was discovered by police.

He is charged with malice murder, felony murder, concealing the death of another, and aggravated battery.

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