TAMARAC, Fla.

- The man charged with fatally stabbing his mother appeared in a South Florida courtroom on Sunday. Leer en español Using a Spanish interpreter, Manuel Farfan Cabello, 28, stood in front of a judge to officially hear about his charges. He was ultimately denied bond and ordered to undergo a mental health screening.

The Broward Sheriff's Office said Cabello stabbed his mother, Ylda Cabello-Ynocente, multiple times Friday evening.

First responders pronounced her dead at the scene.

Deputies said they were called to a home on Northwest 28th Avenue in Tamarac around 7:45 p.m. Friday. For several hours from Friday night into Saturday, BSO investigators could be seen combing through the area, searching for evidence.

The investigation stretched beyond the house to the other side of the street, and at one point, a dive team entered a nearby lake to continue their search for evidence. Several hours before the deadly stabbing, neighbors told Local 10 News that Farfan Cabello was going door to door, asking for money.

Family members returned to the home on Sunday to clean up.

Farfan Cabello's aunt told Local 10 that he suffers from schizophrenia and needs help.

She said her nephew receives treatment, but she doesn't have access to his medical records or history. Despite what happened, she said she wants to get him help.
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