THOMASTON, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man has been charged with homicide after police mentioned he killed his girlfriend, stuffed her physique in a suitcase and stashed it within the closet of the condominium they shared.
Freddrick Durham of Thomaston was being held with out bail within the Upson County jail. Durham appeared earlier than a choose on Monday, a Thomaston police investigator mentioned by telephone, however Durham doesn’t but have a lawyer who can communicate for him.
Officers and kinfolk had gone to Margret Dubignon’s condominium Friday within the the city about 60 miles (100 kilometers) south of Atlanta, however didn’t discover her, after final talking to her on Thursday.
She was formally reported lacking Saturday morning, with kinfolk saying Durham and Dubignon’s car have been additionally lacking. Officers have been referred to as again to the condominium 90 minutes later after kinfolk discovered Dubignon’s physique within the suitcase. Upson County Coroner Craig Stubbs mentioned Monday that Dubignon’s reason behind dying can be decided as soon as an post-mortem is accomplished by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
License plate cameras tracked Dubignon’s car to Atlanta, the place Atlanta police arrested Durham about two hours later. He was taken again to Thomaston, the place he was additionally charged with concealing a dying, tampering with proof and motorized vehicle theft. Police mentioned extra expenses may comply with.
