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NYPD: Bronx man in custody after woman's dismembered body found

An NYPD squad car.

Photo credit: Newsday File | An NYPD squad car.

A 23-year-old Bronx man was in custody Tuesday in connection with the grisly killing and dismemberment of his mother, whose body parts were found in the early morning by dog walkers near an elementary school, police said.

Parts of the woman, who law enforcement sources identified as Tonya Byrd, 45, were strewn around a one-block area of the Melrose section in plastic bags, a duffle bag and...

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