Royal Oak resident Jennifer Suzanne Cataldo is charged with one count of first-degree murder after allegedly attacking her mother, causing injuries that led to her death a day later.

According to a release put out by Royal Oak police Friday afternoon, officers responded to a call for assistance at a residence in the 3600 block of Crooks Road. The caller, a 66-year-old Fenton resident, said her 45-year-old daughter was experiencing a mental health crisis and needed to be taken to the hospital.

When officers arrived, they spoke to the daughter, Jennifer Cataldo, and detected signs of a struggle. Officers entered Cataldo’s apartment and found her mother, Leslie Ann Cataldo, unresponsive on the floor.

The victim had suffered a life-threatening neck wound and was transported to Corewell Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak where she underwent emergency surgery. On Thursday afternoon, Leslie Cataldo died from her injuries.

Jennifer Cataldo was taken into custody at her apartment without incident.

Cataldo was arraigned in 44th District Court before Magistrate Jill Bankey Friday and charged with one count of first-degree murder, which carries a penalty of life in prison. Bankey denied bond and Cataldo, who pleaded not guilty to the charge, was remanded to the Oakland County Jail.

A probable cause hearing is scheduled for June 13, 10:15 a.m. in front of Judge Andrew Kowalkowski. Cataldo’s criminal history includes a 2018 drunk driving conviction.