"Authorities identified the victim in the case as Gabriella Perpetuo. The couple had been living in a home they rented where the incident occurred for about 10 days, Brian Lockhart a detective in Hamilton County Sheriff's Office testified on Wednesday. Lockhart said he was present during the autopsy and learned the potential manner of death is blunt force trauma homicide, though an autopsy report has not been released yet."
"According to an arrest affidavit, on 5 February first responders went to a home in the Chattanooga suburb of Ooltewah for a call of CPR in progress, where they found the woman already deceased. Lee told deputies that the woman may have fallen in the shower, but according to the affidavit, there were extensive amounts of blood in different areas of the residence that were inconsistent with Lee's statement."
"Authorities carrying out a search warrant found evidence of trauma to the woman's body, including a stab wound to her abdomen, an apparent bite mark on her shoulder, a large bruise on her head, black eyes with heavy swelling, and dried blood on her face and neck, the affidavit said. Lockhart testified that she also had a severe brain injury and a broken neck."
Darron Lee was arrested and is being held without bond on a first-degree murder charge and a tampering-with-or-fabricating-evidence charge related to the death of Gabriella Perpetuo. The couple had lived in a rented home in Ooltewah for about 10 days before first responders found Perpetuo deceased after a CPR call on February 5. Lee told deputies she may have fallen in the shower, but investigators found extensive blood inconsistent with that account. A search warrant uncovered multiple traumatic injuries, including stab wounds, a bite mark, severe brain injury, a broken neck, and signs that blood had been attempted to be cleaned. Lee showed facial and hand injuries and blood inside his cellphone case. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for March 9.
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