UPDATE: Son arrested, victim identified in Millsboro murder

6/17 UPDATE: Police have identified the victim as 75-year-old Deborah Steele of Millsboro.

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MILLSBORO, Del.  — A Delaware man has been charged with murder after a 75-year-old woman was found dead inside a Millsboro home Sunday evening, state police said.

Troopers responded around 6 p.m. to a residence on the 22000 block of Phillips Hill Road for a welfare check, where they found the woman unresponsive on a couch. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Daniel Steele, 46, who was also in the home, was taken into custody without incident. Investigators say he assaulted the woman, a relative, during a physical altercation and did not seek medical help afterward.

Steele was charged with first-degree murder and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on $1 million cash bond.

The Delaware State Police Victim Services Unit offers 24/7 support at 1-800-VICTIM-1 (1-800-842-8461) or DSP_VictimServicesMail@delaware.gov.