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Fire call leads to homicide charges in Milford Township

Police say George Sisco is charged with homicide and arson after killing his grandmother on Friday morning.

PIKE COUNTY, Pa. — A man faces charges for allegedly killing his grandmother in Pike County

State police, Sheriff's Office, and firefighters were called to a report of an interior fire with an advisory of a domestic dispute in a house along Oak Court in Milford Township just before 12 p.m. on Friday.

Police say 28-year-old George Sisco hit his grandmother, 67-year-old Margie Finlay, before stabbing her several times in the chest and lighting her body on fire. Sisco told investigators he has believed his grandmother was the devil for the past seven months. He also threatened to kill first responders if they entered the home. 

Sisco is locked up in the Pike County Jail and faces charges of criminal homicide, aggravated assault and arson, and terroristic threats.

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