A 38-year-old man has been convicted of using an axe to kill his mother in her Richmond home nearly three years ago.

 Darwin Lescano was found guilty in B.C. Supreme Court Tuesday of the second-degree murder of his 62-year-old mother, Redelma Belisario, according to a statement from the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team.

“This was a tragic case and our heartfelt sympathy goes out to the family of Ms. Belisario,” IHIT spokesperson Cpl. Frank Jang said in a statement.

During the trial, the Crown said Belisario suffered 15 to 20