Autopsy finds mom killed with sword died from ‘chop wounds’

A woman whose son allegedly killed her with a sword last year as she slept died from “chop wounds,” according to an autopsy report.

The Las Cruces Sun-News says (http://bit.ly/14lZgem) a state Office of the Medical Investigator released its report Thursday on the cause of death of 56-year-old Lisa Cano.

The Dec. 10 report describes Cano’s body as having a series of “chop and incised wounds to the face, neck, upper chest and left arm.”

Prosecutors have charged 35-year-old Joshua Hunt with first-degree murder and evidence tampering.

Las Cruces police say Hunt went into Cano’s bedroom July 18 and allegedly struck her in the head and hand with a long sword.

He told his wife to call police and he was later arrested.

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Information from: Las Cruces Sun-News, http://www.lcsun-news.com