Washington:
An American man died of a “cardiac occasion” in his yard in South Carolina whereas burying a lady he strangled, native authorities mentioned.
Officers responded to reviews of an unresponsive man within the city of Trenton and located 60-year-old Joseph McKinnon lifeless, Edgefield County Sheriff Jody Rowland and County Coroner David Burnett mentioned in a press release carried by native media Tuesday.
“McKinnon had no indicators of trauma and pure causes had been suspected,” the assertion mentioned.
“Whereas investigating the loss of life and making notifications to the subsequent of kin, a second physique was situated in a freshly dug pit. Patricia Ruth Dent, 65, of the identical deal with appeared to have died by foul play.”
Dent was discovered sure and wrapped in trash luggage within the pit. Autopsies confirmed the causes of each deaths.
Proof and witness statements indicated that McKinnon attacked Dent of their residence.
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