Body Found Wrapped in Sheet, Packing Material

Police are questioning the brother of a man whose body they found wrapped in a sheet and packing material early Sunday.

The call came in just before 1 a.m. for a man who needed hospital attention at a home in the Oxford Circle neighborhood of Philadelphia.

When police arrived with medics at the home in the 2100 block of Princeton Avenue, they found the man's body in the basement.

Arthur Figueiredo was dead. His body was wrapped up inside a sheet and packing material, right next to a bed in the basement, according to police.

Medics pronounced 36-year-old Figueiredo dead at the scene.

Homicide detectives are holding Figueiredo's brother for questioning, according to police.

They are also waiting for the medical examiner to tell them exactly what caused Figueiredo's death.

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