A father found in a freezer, the track envisaged by the investigators is untenable

A family drama. On December 23, police discovered traces of blood in the basement of a house in Philadelphia, United States. Traces that eventually led the agents to the body of a man, who was face down on the ground with his head in the freezer. close to the body, a knife was also found. “It is possible that this individual was stabbed to death.”said the police chief at the time. Nevertheless, no sign of break-in had been noted.

After several weeks of investigation, the police finally managed to identify the victim: a 54-year-old father. This last lived alone with his son at the time of the facts. And as reported by the American media CBS News, the young man, aged 27, is now became the prime suspect in his father’s death. He was therefore arrested and charged with homicide.

The decisive testimony of a neighbor of the victim

It is thanks to the testimony of a neighbor that the authorities oriented themselves on the trail of the parricide. Indeed, he explained that in the early morning of December 23, he was walking his dog when he heard a cry for help. “It was around 3:30 a.m., 4 a.m., there was shouting in the street.”he told CBS.

Currently detained at the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Center in Philadelphia, the accused is now awaiting trial. He is expected to appear next month.