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Nephew Charged With Murdering Aunt With 15-Pound Dumbbell

TROY (AP) — A Troy man has been charged in the fatal bludgeoning of his 55-year-old aunt with a 15-pound dumbbell.

Nayir Masrur was arraigned Wednesday on first-degree murder.

Rubab Huq was found slain Monday in the basement of a home in Troy, north of Detroit.

A police officer responding to a 911 call from the home saw a man jump from a second-story window of another house and flee through the neighborhood.

The 20-year-old Masrur was found hiding in a nearby marshy area and arrested. He was ordered held Wednesday without bond and faces a Nov. 27 probable cause conference.

Officials report that Masrur attends the University of Michigan. It was not clear Wednesday if he is represented by an attorney.

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