A person has been arrested after police discovered him decapitating his girlfriend with a machete in Delaware County, Philadelphia, in keeping with native media studies.
Officers arrived on the Willow Flats on the 400 block of Springfield Highway in Clifton Heights round 4:15 a.m. on Friday morning, and located the person within the strategy of decapitating a lady, ABC6 reported.
The person was utilizing a machete, regulation enforcement sources instructed Fox 29. Police mentioned the lady was the suspect's girlfriend and the pair had been combating earlier than the lady was attacked.
The girl was pronounced lifeless on the scene.
Witnesses instructed Fox 29 they'd heard officers shouting and kicking down the house door to arrest the suspect.
The unnamed man stays in custody whereas the investigation by Delaware County District Lawyer's Workplace continues.
Newsweek has contacted the Philadelphia Police Division and the Delaware County District Lawyer's Workplace for remark.
In response to knowledge from the Philadelphia Police Division, as of February 10, there have been 55 homicides reported within the metropolis—that is in contrast with 63 reported in the identical time-frame in 2021. Final 12 months represented the town's largest ever reported homicides in a single 12 months.
The town noticed 551 homicides in 2021—the biggest variety of killings ever recorded since homicides had been tracked by metropolis officers in 1960.
Philadelphia District Lawyer Larry Krasner on January 24 described the violent crime price within the metropolis as a "horrible disaster that we're struggling by means of."
Philadelphia Metropolis Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson mentioned on January 3 that extra should be performed to sort out gun crime within the metropolis this 12 months.
"Philadelphia's 2021 homicide price simply surpassed our all-time document of 503 folks murdered in 1990 and has handed the 499 homicides that occurred in 2020. This isn't a document any metropolis chief or Philadelphia resident needs to be pleased with," mentioned Johnson.
"There are at the very least 560 households who've misplaced a beloved one in 2021 and that's completely unacceptable! I stay dedicated to doing all the pieces in my energy to cut back the murder price in our metropolis in 2022."
Johnson famous the town is opening the Philadelphia Workplace of Sufferer Advocate someday this 12 months, and mentioned he believes it can play a job in decreasing violence in Philadelphia "for years to return."
In response to the Philadelphia Metropolis Council, the workplace will function an unbiased company targeted on the wants of crime victims and others affected by crime.
It's set to supply a "hub" for crime victims and co-victims, a time period the town council mentioned refers to household, neighbors, colleagues and others not directly affected by crime.
"The workplace's capabilities would come with coordination, planning, and coverage advocacy," it mentioned.
Replace 2/11/22, 8:41 a.m. ET: This text was up to date with extra data and background.
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