Uncle Charged In Killing Of 16-Year-Old Bridgeport Girl: Update

BRIDGEPORT, CT — A 31-year-old Bridgeport man was arrested Monday night on a charge of murder in connection with the stabbing death of his 16-year-old niece, the Connecticut Post reported.

Fairfield Avenue resident Richard Segabiro, who was taken into custody just after 10 p.m. Monday, allegedly phoned Bridgeport police to report that he had killed Francine Nyanzaninka.

Segabiro told police that he had raised her as his daughter; Bridgeport Police Chief A.J. Perez said the altercation that resulted in Nyanzaninka's death appears to have been a domestic dispute.

When police arrived, they found Segabiro covered in blood and Nyanzaninka in the apartment's bathroom, dead of apparent multiple stab wounds, according to WTNH-TV.

Segabiro's wife and three young children were in the home at the time, according to police, but they were not harmed. Prior to this arrest, Segabiro did not have a criminal record, police said.

Bail for Segabiro was set at $1 million. The case remains under investigation.

Click here to read the full story on the Connecticut Post website, and click here to read it on the WTNH-TV site.

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