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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (77WABC) — Police say they’ve made an arrest after a 26-year-old woman was found dead inside a large bin in the driveway of her residence at 34B Heusden Street on State Island on the morning of Friday October 21st.
The victim has been identified as Lahuma Payton. She was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS.
On Saturday, police say the took 56-year-old Glen Brancato of 245 Heberton Avenue in Staten Island into custody. He is charged with Concealment of a Human Corpse,
Obstructing Governmental Administration and Criminal Tampering.
Thee Medical Examiner will determine an officials cause of death
The investigation is ongoing. A motive for the killing and the relationship between Brancato and the victim has not yet been made public.
