Police find dead woman in refrigerator while searching apartment of man charged in deadly stabbing

CHICAGO — Officers searching an apartment of a man charged with killing another man on a rooftop in Chicago discovered a young woman’s body in a refrigerator in early July, authorities said.

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Chicago Police Department officers made the discovery while searching the apartment of Brandon Sanders, 33. According to The Associated Press, officers reportedly found the body of Iman Al-Sarraj, 18.

Al-Sarraj’s body was found beaten and inside a refrigerator, the AP reported.

Sanders was arrested on June 29, WLS-TV reported. He was charged with murder, robbery, and burglary for fatally stabbing Rasim Katanic, 69. Katanic was a Bosnian War refugee.

Katanic was working on a rooftop in West Ridge as an HVAC contractor when Sanders reportedly got on the roof, the news outlet reported. Katanic was working on a cooler compressor on May 12, according to the AP. He was later found stabbed to death.

Katanic’s daughter, Aida Sutardio, told the Chicago Sun-Times that her father had retired a few years ago but continued to help longtime clients including the restaurant, Tahoora Sweets & Bakery, where he was found on the roof, according to the AP.

Sanders was previously arrested in Montana for allegedly forcing his wife into prostitution, according to the Sun-Times.

Sanders has not yet been charged in the death of Al-Sarraj, according to the AP.