NYPD charge Portuguese model in NYC hotel slaying
Carlos Castro, 65, was found bludgeoned and castrated on Jan. 7 at the InterContinental New York Times Square hotel. (Aug. 27, 2010) Credit: AP
The NYPD has charged a Portuguese male model with murder in the slaying of a celebrity Portuguese television journalist at a New York City hotel.
Police 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.
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