Former convict, Deshawn Owens, is facing serious charges after torturing his girlfriend in a Bronx office building, according to the NY Daily News. Police have also connected him to a decomposed body found in his apartment.

Owens, who is a 30-year-old ex-convict, was arrested near Third Ave. in Mott Haven. His girlfriend, aged 28 and unidentified, was seen leaving the office visibly injured and was taken to a local hospital for treatment. Owens is now facing charges that include assault, strangulation, and unlawful imprisonment in connection to the brutal abuse of his girlfriend.

According to Bronx prosecutors, Owens had been holding his girlfriend captive since December, subjecting her to physical abuse and restraining her with cable wires in their apartment on E. 179th St. Owens then moved her to the office building in Mott Haven on January 17. 

On January 19, the police received a 911 call reporting an assault and discovered Owens and his girlfriend in the vacant office.  The victim suffered multiple injuries, including black eyes, broken ribs, a punctured pancreas, internal bleeding, and fractured hand bones, reports reveal. 

During a follow-up investigation on January 20, detectives found a decomposed body wrapped in fabric inside a trash can at Owens’ apartment in East Tremont. Due to the advanced stage of decomposition, the cause of death has not yet been determined.

Detectives are now working to establish whether the traumatized woman was aware of the presence of the body in their shared apartment. An investigation into the case is ongoing.

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