California police have arrested the brother of a pregnant woman whose was found stabbed and lit on fire on Tuesday.
N-Kya Logan, 26, was 36-weeks pregnant with a boy. Fresno police discovered her body off a dirt road after receiving a report of a dead woman who was apparently lit on fire, according to KSEE.
Police chief Paco Balderama said both Logan and her unborn son were stabbed multiple times. Police said a maintenance worker had extinguished the fire but Logan was already deceased, WHAM reported.
Logan is believed to have been stabbed with a sharp object in a home. An investigation led police to Logan’s brother, Aaron Dudley, 41, who allegedly put Logan’s body in a city-issued trash can.
According to WHAM, surveillance footage showed Dudley pushing that trash can to the alley where Logan’s body was found. A witness also saw him lighting on fire what they initially believed was trash.
Police said Dudley doused his pregnantsister’s body in gasoline before lighting her on fire.
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Dudley was reportedly taken into custody after he attempted to flee as police executed a search warrant at his residence. Logan lived with Dudley and her mother at the time of her death.
According to KSEE, Logan had a baby shower for her son on Sunday. Dudley is expected to be charged with two counts of murder.
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[Featured image: N-Kya Logan, Aaron Dudley/Fresno Police Department]
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