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Mastic man charged in choking death of girlfriend

Originally published: January 21, 2012 9:48 PM
Updated: January 21, 2012 11:23 PM
By MATTHEW CHAYES  matthew.chayes@newsday.com

Quick ReadJustin Miller, 35, was arrested and is being charged with second-degree murder in the death of the girlfriend, Teresa Heredia, 29.

Justin Miller, 35, is charged in the choking

Photo credit: SCPD | Justin Miller, 35, is charged in the choking death Saturday of his girlfriend Teresa Heredia, 29. Suffolk County police said Miller choked Heredia with his hands at their Bullard Street residence in Mastic. Police said an argument preceded the attack. (Jan. 21 2011)

A Mastic man choked his live-in girlfriend to death Saturday morning -- with their 7-month-old infant nearby, Suffolk County police said.

The man, Justin Miller, 35, was arrested and is being charged with second-degree murder in the death of the girlfriend, Teresa Heredia, 29, whom police said Miller choked with his hands.

The couple had been arguing in the Bullard Street home before...

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