19-year-old told family members to ‘come outside’ after he beat and strangled his uncle to death, police say

A North Carolina man is accused of beating and strangling his uncle to death in the backyard of a family home in Charlotte.

Christian Heredia Caraballo, 19, has been charged with the murder of his uncle, 50-year-old Ernesto Caraballo Toledo, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department announced. The suspect was arrested on Tuesday, but the death occurred back in October.

On Oct. 18, shortly before 2 a.m., Caraballo, Toledo, and at least two other members of their family were at their home on the 1300 block of Wembley Drive in the state’s largest city. At one point, Caraballo and Toledo were outside in their backyard, while the other two family members were inside in bed…

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