A 35-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in the strangling death of his mother Monday, Chicago Police  spokesman Officer Marcel Bright said.

Sydney Carter, is accused of strangling his 60-year-old mother, Betty Carter, at her South Side home Monday night.

Police responded to a battery in progress at around 3 a.m. Monday morning, Bright said. Police found the victim unresponsive at her residence at 1859 E. 71^st St., Bright said.

Carter told police his mother had abused him for many years, Bright said.