Woman Dies after Thanksgiving Beating
Posted/updated on: December 2, 2011 at 2:22 am
TYLER – A Smith County woman, brutally beaten during a drunken brawl on Thanksgiving, has died. Her husband has been charged in the case. Kelly Gage, 49, was originally charged with aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury. That will be upgraded to a first degree murder complaint.
Investigators say Patti McHugh Gage, 48, was taken to Mother Francis Hospital around 1:00 last Friday morning with severe brain stem damage and no brain activity. Hospital personnel say she died around 1:00 yesterday morning after being taken off life support. Gage remains in the Smith County Jail. His bond has been set at $500,000.
