Autopsy Results Confirm Murder
The result of an autopsy on a woman found in her home after the end of a hostage situation in Berkeley County have come back from Charleston. Berkeley County Prosecuting Attorney Pamela Games Neely says 35-year-old Katherine Nicole Sharpe was murdered, and that her death was caused by stabbing. Police arrested 37-year-old Donald Berkeley Surber of Winchester after a 26-hour standoff during which time he held Sharpe, his ex girlfriend, hostage in her
Surber already faces a charge of kidnapping, and Games-Neely says the new information will lead to additional charges as well. Details about Sharpe’s death are limited right now. Games-Neely says authorities are trying to protect Sharpe’s Family.