A Philadelphia man has been arrested for allegedly trying to decapitate his dead girlfriend early Friday.
Police said they made the gruesome discovery when they were called to an apartment in Clifton Heights just outside downtown Philly about 4:15 a.m. to deal with a domestic dispute, CBS Philly reported.
When there was no answer at the front door of the ground-floor apartment, officers went around to the back and peered through a window, authorities said.
That’s when cops saw the unnamed suspect, in his 30s, trying to dismember his girlfriend’s body around her neck and head, officials said.
Police said the couple had been arguing before the woman was killed.
Police responded to the apartment around 4:15 a.m. WTXF-TV
The suspect, in his 30s, was arrested at the scene. WTXF-TVThe victim was pronounced dead at the scene, but cops wouldn’t immediately say what injuries she suffered.
A machete and other weapons were found inside the apartment when the suspect was taken into custody, authorities said.
The Delaware County District Attorney’s Office is investigating.
