August 2011 - Vol 36, USA and Canada
US police hold Zimbabwean man after partner found dead
A ZIMBABWEAN man has been arrested in the United States after his girlfriend was found dead in their home in Bonney Lake, Washington DC.
Police launched a search for 42-year-old Mary Mushapaidze after her boyfriend -- who has not been named -- reported her missing on Sunday morning.
Mushapaidzi and the boyfriend shared a home on North Island Drive.
She was said to have left home for a jog at around 5:30AM and did not return.
Officers searched the surrounding area before obtaining a warrant to go inside her house.
"Upon serving a search warrant on Mary's residence, detectives located human remains inside the residence," Bonney Lake police officer, Terry Carter, wrote in a press release.
The boyfriend is now in custody for investigation of homicide, police said.
Police said the couple had a two-year-old child.
Mushapaidzi also had an eight-year-old child from a previous relationship. She worked at a Payless Shoes store
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