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South Jersey Man Killed After Stabbing, Baseball Bat Beating

A man is dead after being stabbed and beaten in the head with a baseball bat inside his South Jersey apartment, police said.

The 45-year-old was killed Monday morning at the Penn Terrace Apartments at 12 Meadow Road in Pennsville, New Jersey, police said.

Police said a 31-year-old man committed the killing and then tried to hide the body. Officers learned of the crime around 7 p.m. Monday after receiving a tip.

The suspect, who has yet to be identified, has been charged with murder.

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