She Killed Her Boyfriend, But Still Couldn't Let Him Go

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Girlfriend Accused Of Killing Man And Living With His Body

Montgomery, Alabama - A woman is accused of beating her live-in boyfriend to death with a wooden club on Wednesday and then living in their home for nearly four days as his body lay in a bedroom.

George Mays, 59, was found slain inside his home at 132 Wade St. on Sunday.

Police allege that Peralus Edwards, 35, killed him during a domestic dispute and dragged his body into a bedroom.

Mays' daughter found him there when she went to the home to check on her father.

"The daughter hadn't seen him in a while and went by to check on him," said Lt. Keith Barnett, a Montgomery police detective. "She talked to the suspect and could tell something wasn't right. She looked around the house and found him."

The daughter fled across the street to a neighbor's house and called police, Barnett said. Edwards was taken into custody at the scene.

Edwards has been charged with murder. She remains in the county jail on $50,000 bond.

The only sign of anything amiss outside the couple's duplex on Monday was scattered plastic gloves in the grass, left behind by the detectives who investigated Mays' death. Cars filled the home's small yard as Mays' family arrived to begin the grim task of cleaning up and going through his belongings.

The family declined to comment on the slaying, which marks the 20th in Montgomery for 2007. The relatives, who live out of town, said they had no idea what really happened in his house Wednesday night.

Barnett said it is unclear what the couple were arguing about when Mays was killed.

"She just said they got into an argument," Barnett said.

Investigators are looking into whether the couple had a history of domestic violence or if police officers had been called to their home in the past.

Of the 20 homicides in the city this year, three have resulted from domestic disputes, Barnett said.