Crime & Safety
Murder In Alexandria Business Case Will Go To Jury: Report
Police provided more details of the scene where a man was found dead in a King Street business.
ALEXANDRIA, VA—A judge determined the case of a death inside an Old Town Alexandria business can go to a jury. Pankaj Bhasin, 34, of New Jersey faces a murder charge after Bradford Jackson, 65, of Alexandria, was was found dead inside the Window Universe Store on July 13.
At a court hearing, Alexandria Police detailed the murder scene, NBC Washington reported. Officers had found Jackson with cuts on his body and a box cutter close by. A medical examiner found the case of death to be multiple blunt force and sharp force injuries.
Bhasin, reportedly naked, got into a car after fleeing the building. The driver locked him inside until police arrived to arrest him, according to court testimony.
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Graphic new details revealed during a court hearing for the New Jersey man accused of killing a popular store manager in Old Town #Alexandria last summer. A big, looming question still remains -- what was the motive? https://t.co/HMR2XYpgEd @nbcwashington pic.twitter.com/hF1fBstzqM
— Julie Carey (@JulieCareyNBC) October 25, 2018
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