Harris Co. man who allegedly confessed to hammer attack on mom now charged with murder, docs say

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- A west Harris County man is now charged with murder after prosecutors say he fatally attacked his mother with a hammer and later confessed to it in a series of messages to a friend.

The video above is from a previous report.

According to court documents filed Thursday, 24-year-old Robert Babin is accused of intentionally and knowingly causing the death of his mother, Lisa Babin, by striking her with a deadly weapon on June 11.

Babin was initially charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, but his charges were escalated to murder after the 61-year-old victim died from her injuries.

Authorities said they learned about the incident from Babin's friend, who called police and told them about messages Babin sent him on a gaming app, confessing to the hammer attack.

According to court documents, the messages read:

"I am in trouble and I need your help. I just assaulted my mother with a hammer, I got angry, I don't know what to do, I can't go to prison. I have to get rid of the hammer and destroy the evidence before the police get there. I don't want to end up on Death Row. I hit her a few times on the head and the side. She's barely breathing."