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Police: Man charged for fatally stabbing sister inside Prince George's Co. apartment

Police believe the woman was stabbed to death and homicide detectives were called to investigate.

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. — A 34-year-old man has been arrested after fatally stabbing his sister inside a Prince George's County apartment Thursday, according to police.

Officers with the Prince George's County Police Department were called to a welfare check in the 2000 block of Oglethorpe Street in Chillum just before 5 p.m.

When officers arrived they found the woman, later identified as 38-year-old Nashanna Belnavis, inside the apartment and pronounced her dead at the scene. Police believe the woman was stabbed to death and homicide detectives were called to investigate.

Detectives have charged 34-year-old Timothy Edwards, the identified suspect in the case, with first- and second-degree murder along with assault charges. 

Through an initial investigation, it was determined that the suspect and the victim were siblings. No motive has been determined in the stabbing death of Belnavis. 

Anyone with information is encouraged to call PG Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS. 

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