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A Philadelphia man is now charged with murder after he allegedly beat a lady to loss of life utilizing an iron pipe inside an Previous Metropolis workplace constructing on Wednesday afternoon, police mentioned.
Jeffery Stepien, 48, was arrested yesterday afternoon when he was apprehended by responding cops on the Regus constructing, an workplace rental property alongside the 300 block of Chestnut Avenue.
The sufferer was recognized Thursday as 31-year-old Samantha Maag, of Blenheim, New Jersey in Camden County.
31-year previous Samantha Maag was brutally crushed to loss of life inside 325 Chestnut St workplace constructing. Her attacker was caught a short while later. Her dad and mom say the South Jersey native was sensible & form. She attended Triton HS & Rowan U. pic.twitter.com/7GeiU9Mzqd— Annie McCormick (@6abcAnnie) January 20, 2022
In response to investigators, Maag was assaulted in a collection on the constructing’s eighth ground round 2:15 p.m., when she was approached from behind at a receptionist desk, police mentioned. Stepien allegedly struck Maag within the head not less than 5 instances, inflicting extreme head accidents.
Roughly 20 911 calls have been positioned within the aftermath of the beating, Philadelphia Police chief inspector Scott Small mentioned.
Maag was transported to Jefferson Hospital, the place she was pronounced lifeless round 3:15 p.m.
Stepien was taken into custody when police encountered him getting off an elevator. He was lined in blood and carrying two pipes that authorities say had been used within the assault.
Jeffery StepienMultiple witnesses on the scene positively recognized Stepien because the assailant, police mentioned. The witnesses described Maag as a workforce chief on the constructing.
Stepien had been renting workplace area on the ground the place the assault occurred, in response to investigators.
The motive within the deadly assault remains to be underneath investigation, however authorities consider the sufferer and suspect could have had a previous altercation.
“We all know that they know one another,” Small mentioned. “We consider there could have been some arguments or issues up to now, nonetheless, we’re nonetheless engaged on that data.”
PHILADELPHIA (TNZT) — A Philadelphia man is charged with homicide after police say he beat a lady to loss of life with a pipe inside an Previous City workplace constructing. Jeffrey Stepien, 49, is charged with homicide.
Police say they obtained a name a few theft in progress round 2:15 p.m. Wednesday on the Chestnut Avenue residence constructing. When officers arrived, witnesses informed them a person had simply attacked a lady on the eighth ground.
