Tamisha Harper, 43, of Brooklyn, is accused of using her hands to strangle 78-year-old Pierre-Jacques. Police said the two were involved in some sort of dispute.
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Pierre-Jacques' granddaughter found her in the bedroom of her Troy Avenue home in the East Flatbush section at about 10 p.m. Monday.
Detectives said she had head trauma and a ball-peen hammer was found near her body.
The medical examiner said manual strangulation is what cause her death, and it was ruled a homicide.
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Harper was taken into custody Wednesday. She's being held without bail. Her next court hearing is scheduled for March 7.