Ky. man accused of killing girlfriend allegedly lived with her body in his apartment for days
12/19/2022 12:22 pm PST
INDEPENDENCE, Ky. (TCD) -- A 55-year-old man stands accused of fatally shooting his 32-year-old girlfriend and leaving her body inside his home.
According to a news release from the Kenton County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office, Independence Police officers responded to a home on Beechgrove Drive to perform a welfare check on Emily Harris. At the scene, Harris was reportedly found deceased from a gunshot wound to the head in a bedroom.
Harris’ co-workers became worried and requested the welfare check after she hadn’t shown up for work for a few days, WLWT-TV reports. When officers arrived at the home, they were reportedly met by Tommy Powell, who said he "killed the female inside."
A neighbor told WLWT-TV that the two were dating, and she overheard loud noises over the weekend.
According to the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office, Powell was taken into custody and charged with murder — domestic violence. He was reportedly transported to a local hospital to be treated for dehydration.
Commonwealth’s Attorney Rob Sanders told WLWT, "We’re looking into how long she had been dead and how long Mr. Powell had stayed in the residence with her body."
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