Man dies of heart attack while burying girlfriend he killed

Patricia Dent was speculated to be at work the day she died however did not present up.
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A South Carolina man accused of strangling his girlfriend died of a coronary heart assault whereas burying her of their yard in a twist of what some may name poetic justice, in line with stories. 

Joseph McKinnon, 60, killed Patricia Dent, 65, inside a Trenton dwelling Saturday, the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned. Deputies responded to the residence over stories of “an unresponsive male mendacity in his yard,” Sheriff Jody Rowland mentioned in a information launch. 

Once they arrived, they discovered McKinnon’s physique. Medical crews have been referred to as to the scene and tried to revive him, Fox Carolina reported. 

Throughout their investigation, deputies discovered a second physique in a freshly dug pit, Rowland mentioned. The physique was recognized as Dent, who lived with McKinnon, authorities mentioned. 

He had a “cardiac occasion” whereas overlaying the pit, authorities mentioned. Investigators imagine McKinnon attacked Dent within the dwelling. An post-mortem decided she died by strangulation. 

“Mr. McKinnon then sure her and wrapped her in trash luggage earlier than placing her within the beforehand dug pit,” in line with the sheriff.

Dent was speculated to be at work the day she died on the Mount Classic golf course however didn’t present up, the information outlet reported. She additionally didn’t reply calls or reply to textual content messages.