Boyfriend arrested in Port Richmond strangulation

PORT RICHMOND - September 30, 2011 (WPVI) -- A man is in custody after allegedly strangling his girlfriend inside a Port Richmond home.

Police in the 24th District responded just after 11:00 a.m. Friday to the 1900 block of East Tioga Street. There, they discovered the 30-year-old female victim after having been strangled.

The victim was transported to Aria-Frankford Hospital where she was pronounced dead at 11:40 a.m..

The Boyfriend is now in police custody.

Police are not yet releasing the names of the victim or suspect.

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