A 60yearold man accused of strangling his girlfriend died after suffering a heart attack while burying the victim’s body in his backyard. The case happened last Saturday (7) in South Carolina, United States.
According to the New York Post, Joseph McKinnon, 60, was spotted lying in his backyard. Neighbors were surprised by the situation and decided to call the police.
Upon arriving at the scene, agents called a medical team to try to revive him, but to no avail. During the service and survey of the site, something caught the attention of professionals: McKinnon was near a shallow grave. Inside was the body of Patricia Dent, 65.
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The woman’s body was wrapped in plastic bags and her limbs were tied. An autopsy revealed that she was killed by strangulation. The same examination was performed on the attacker’s body and the result showed that he had suffered a heart attack.
Before Patrícia’s body was discovered, the elderly woman’s staff were surprised that she was absent from the coup where she served. They tried to reach him via phone calls and text messages but were unsuccessful.
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