PONTIAC — A Rochester Hills who had beaten his elderly parents to death was sentenced Tuesday in Oakland Circuit Court to life without the possibility of parole. 

Jeffrey Brian Maurer, 54, was found guilty of first degree murder in January after killing his parents.

Maurer’s father, William Maurer, was 87 and his mother Gayle Maurer was 85.

The convict had been charged with assaulting his parents in 2000 and had a history of mental illness and substance abuse.

The Detroit News reported that he remained silent during the sentencing.

“You have taken the lives of your parents in a brutal and horrific manner,” The judge told Maurer. “…They supported you all your life… This is reprehensible and a shock to the community.”

Jeffrey Brian Maurer