Eduardo Barragan Charged With Murdering Wife Of 1-800-Mattress Founder: Reports

The wife of 1-800-Mattress founder Napoleon Barragan was found dead in her home and her son is charged with murdering her, according to reports.

Kay Barragan, who helped her husband start the chain known for its ubiquitous television commercials by loaning him $2,000 in 1976, was discovered at the bottom of a flight of stairs at her home in Searingtown, Long Island, reports the New York Post.

Neighbors saw her son Eduardo -- handcuffed and wearing a robe -- being led away by police a short time later.

Cops wasted little time in charging Eduardo with her murder. A spokesman for the firm said he had "a history of mental incapacity." Kay Barragan had been suffering from several illnesses, he said.

1010-WINS reports:

The 60-year-old woman was found by a handyman around 7:19 a.m. when he came to the home on Sunset Drive, police said.

Another son, Luis Barragan, who was president of the company, died of an accidental drowning in Connecticut in 2006.