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Wilton homicide victim identified, suspect arrested

The man was found with multiple stab wounds and pronounced dead by paramedics.
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WILTON, Conn. — Police are investigating what they termed a suspicious death Tuesday, after a man with 'significant trauma' was found dead in a garage. A suspect has been arrest. 

At around 11:15 p.m. dispatchers received a 911 report from a caller stating that their neighbor had been found dead. Police said when officers arrived at the home, they found a man, in the detached garage on the property. The man was not breathing, and with 'multiple stab wounds,' police believe he died as a result of the wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the paramedics.

The victim was identified as 39-year-old Arinzechukwu Ukachukwu. 

The town notified residents that the incident happened on Nod Hill Road at Partrick Lane.

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The victim's neighbor who called 911 said indicated that while looking out of his window he witnessed the victim being assaulted in the driveway of a Partrick Lane residence. 

The witness said the offender appeared to resemble his (witness') son. The witness went to the victim's residence and found him dead and called 911, but the offender was no longer present. 

The witness provided information on the the suspect, Sebastian Andrews, 31, believing it was his son. 

Police set a perimeter around the suspect's home and he emerged from the residence and was arrested. 

Andrews was charged with murder. He is being held on a $1 million bond and will be arraigned in Stamford Superior Court on Mar. 22. 

Doug Stewart is the Senior Digital Content Producer at FOX61 News. He can be reached at dstewart@fox61.com.

 

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