Dallas Man Beheaded During Argument — and Victim’s Wife and Son Tried to Stop the Horrific Attack: Police

Yordanis Cobos-Martinez, 37, was arrested and charged in connection with the beheading death of Chandra Nagamallaiah, 50, which took place at a Dallas motel

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  • Police were called to a Dallas motel on Wed., Sept. 10, about a report of a stabbing
  • Chandra Nagamallaiah, 50, was beheaded after a machete attack, police said
  • Yordanis Cobos-Martinez, 37, is charged with capital murder

A man was beheaded at a Dallas motel after an argument that allegedly started over a broken washing machine, according to police.

On Wednesday, Sept. 10, at about 9:30 a.m., police responded to a call about a stabbing at Downtown Suites Dallas on Samuell Blvd. near the Cotton Bowl stadium, the Dallas Police Department said in a report obtained by PEOPLE.

When officers arrived, they found the suspect, identified as Yordanis Cobos-Martinez, 37, covered in blood and armed with a machete, according to an arrest affidavit from the Dallas Police Department, WFAA reported…

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