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| Texas chainsaw death: Murder charge in Houston | |
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| A man has been arrested in the US state of Texas on suspicion of murdering a man who was found beheaded and dismembered with a chainsaw. | |
| Police in Houston allege Noe Gerardo Morin, 32, killed Marlon Thomas, 35, with whom he shared a house. | Police in Houston allege Noe Gerardo Morin, 32, killed Marlon Thomas, 35, with whom he shared a house. |
| Mr Thomas's body was found at a vacant property on Sunday. Next door, police found a chainsaw and a rubbish sack containing his head and an arm. | |
| The men had been friends for 20 years, the Houston Chronicle paper reported. | The men had been friends for 20 years, the Houston Chronicle paper reported. |
| "He was a good man," Jessica Riggs said of the victim, whom she identified as her ex-boyfriend. "A good person. He didn't deserve what he got." | "He was a good man," Jessica Riggs said of the victim, whom she identified as her ex-boyfriend. "A good person. He didn't deserve what he got." |
| A neighbour told the Houston Chronicle she had heard gunshots on Saturday night. | A neighbour told the Houston Chronicle she had heard gunshots on Saturday night. |
| The authorities were conducting an autopsy and had yet to confirm the victim's identity and cause of death, police said on Monday. | The authorities were conducting an autopsy and had yet to confirm the victim's identity and cause of death, police said on Monday. |