Crime & Safety

Suspect in Murder of Local Woman Found Dead

Pawan Kumar's body was found in a hotel room.

According to ABC7 wjla.com, the Delaware man suspected of killing a local woman was found dead in New Jersey Tuesday.

Pawan Kumar, 26, of Wilmington, was being sought for the murder of 26-year-old Bensalem woman Danielle Mehlman. Mehlman’s body was discovered Monday at a Dewey Beach motel by cleaning staff.

Police released a surveillance image of Kumar Tuesday, but then his body was found in a Belleville, NJ motel room, according to reports.

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