NY police charge model with murder in castration death

[January 10, 2011]  NEW YORK (AP) -- Police in New York have charged a Portuguese male model with murder in the slaying of a celebrity Portuguese television journalist, who was found castrated and bludgeoned to death in a New York City hotel.

The New York City Police Department said Monday they've arrested Renato Seabra and charged him with second-degree murder in the death of 65-year-old Carlos Castro.

Castro was found bludgeoned and castrated on Friday at the InterContinental New York Times Square hotel, where two men had shared a room. Friends in New York said they were a couple.

Police say the victim suffered serious head trauma. The medical examiner will determine the cause of death.

[Associated Press]

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