QUEENS, N.Y. — A Queens man is accused of sexually assaulting and murdering his 65-year-old mother.

The Queen's District Attorney's Office has charged 28-year-old Pushkar Sharma.

Prosecutors claim he choked, punched, sexually assaulted, and killed his mother, Saroj Sharma, in their home. 

Police say she was found dead Saturday morning on Winchester Boulevard in Bellerose.  

Authorities say she was strangled. 

If convicted, he faces 25 years to life in prison.