His body was found in a California dumpster. His son has been arrested

A 25-year-old man was arrested in Northern California after his dad was discovered lifeless in a dumpster, in accordance with police.

David Sanchez is accused of fatally taking pictures his 58-year-old father earlier than leaving his physique in a Union Metropolis dumpster, in accordance with a Hayward Police Division press launch. The Alameda County Coroner’s Bureau declined to launch the daddy’s title, citing the Hayward company’s ongoing investigation.

Officers have been initially tipped off to the case when relations final week requested a welfare examine on the daddy and son, after the daddy didn’t present as much as work and wasn’t answering his cellphone, police mentioned.

Nobody answered when police arrived, however as a result of Sanchez was on probation that allowed for warrantless searches, officers searched the property, police mentioned. No person was situated inside, however Hayward police mentioned there was “proof of against the law scene that was believed to be the scene of a taking pictures murder.”

The next day, Oakland police have been interrogating Sanchez for an unrelated incident, however contacted Hayward investigators concerning the his father’s well-being “primarily based on assertion Sanchez made throughout their investigation.”

Attributable to Hayward police’s ongoing murder investigation, Sanchez was transferred to Hayward’s custody, the place he shared the placement of his father’s physique: a dumpster in Union Metropolis, about seven miles from their Hayward dwelling.

The police division didn’t launch additional particulars concerning the case, together with any motive. Sanchez was booked on suspicion of homicide.