A 14-year-old boy has been charged as an adult with attempted murder after police said he beat his 67- year-old grandmother with a hammer until she became unconscious. Hassanhii Garrett has been charged with attempted first-degree and attempted second-degree murder, first- and second-degree assault, reckless endangerment and use of a dangerous weapon, police Detective

Shirley Garrett, 67, died over the weekend at Union Memorial Hospital, according to police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi. She was repeatedly struck in the head with a hammer on March 31 by her grandson Hassanhii Garrett, who told police that he had become angry at her while getting ready for school