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Police: Mutilated body of man, 68, found in NYC apartment
Original Publication Date: December 4, 2016 2:04AM
Publication Updated: April 27, 2025 3:56AM
NEW YORK – Police say a 68-year-old man has been found dead with his penis severed in a New York City bathroom and that a 32-year-old homeless man has been arrested in connection with his death.
Officers found the victim after responding to a call about a man who’d been assaulted in an apartment in the Bronx. It happened around 8:15 p.m. Saturday.
The man was found on his side inside the tub. Emergency medical workers pronounced him dead at the scene. Authorities have not released his name.
Police say the 32-year-old identified as Jerry Pagan was arrested and faces a murder charge.
No further information was available.
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