DEARBORN, Mich. (WXYZ) — The suspect in an attack and rape of two elderly sisters in Dearborn on Sunday afternoon was arraigned on charges Wednesday.
That suspect, Michael Holcomb, 52, from Ecorse was arraigned on 10 charges on Wednesday afternoon. He was remanded to jail.
Those charges are: five counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, two counts of torture, one count of second-degree criminal sexual conduct and two counts of assault with intent to do great bodily harm, less than murder.
Watch his arraignment below:
Dearborn Police Chief Issa Shahin and Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy gave an update on the case after the arraignment on Wednesday afternoon.
According to Shahin, the elderly victims remain hospitalized and are in stable condition. The chief said they both received "extensive injuries."
The victims are 85 and 78.
Shahin said in his 26 years, it's one of the most heinous things he's witnessed.
Hear from the police chief and prosecutor below:
"The level of brutality in this case is really unimaginable," Worthy said.
Police responded to the home in the area of Southfield Road and Outer Drive on a reported home invasion and assault.
Watch our original report from Monday below:
When they arrived, officers discovered the elderly female residents had been "severely abused and sexually assaulted by an unknown adult male who illegally entered their home."
EMS rendered aid to the women and took them to the hospital.
Police said they used evidence and eyewitnesses in the area and tracked the suspect to a nearby motel where he was taken into custody on Sunday afternoon.
