Police late Saturday charged a 20-year-old New Canaan man with the murder of his own mother, officials say.
Sebastian Van Stockum. Mugshot courtesy of the New Canaan Police Department
At about 10:36 p.m., officers were dispatched to the area of South Avenue and Gerdes Road on a report of a man yelling from the woods, police said.
While they were responding, New Canaan Police dispatch received a 9-1-1 call from a man at a Gerdes Road home stating that he had killed his mother, according to a police report.
Arriving, officers identified the suspect as Sebastian Van Stockum, the report said.
Police and New Canaan EMS performed life-saving measures for the victim, who was pronounced dead at the scene, it said.
Police charged Van Stockum with murder. He is being held on $2 million bond.
“New Canaan Police Detectives are actively investigating this incident and being assisted by the Connecticut State Police Western District Major Crimes,” police said in their report. “This is an isolated incident and there is no danger to public safety. As this incident is domestic in nature, no further information will be released. The name of the victim is being withheld until next of kin is notified.”
So very sad indeed.
A google search for his names shows an ad on roomies.com he posted 2 days before, on 10/23, indicating he was looking to move by mon. 10/27. He describes himself, what he likes and says a number of very non coherent and some disturbing things incl. Admitting being bad ” with a knife both sharp or dull”, being addicted to video games, graphic novels and smoking pot and even indicates he obsession with his name and what he thinks society wants from him. People looking Roommates on Roomies.com beware!
My brother and I went to high school with him. He definitely had a reputation for being odd although nobody could’ve foreseen this. Whether this tragedy could’ve been avoided is unclear. It’s likely there were warning signs.
RIP to the victim in the strongest possible terms: being murdered by your own son is a tragedy of an inconceivable proportion.