UPDATE: Man arrested for murder after strangling neighbor

12/22 UPDATE: Police have identified the victim in this case as 42-year-old Robert Mujica.

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MAGNOLIA, Del. – A Magnolia man is behind bars after police say he strangled his neighbor to death during an incident early Tuesday morning.

At around 12:30 a.m., troopers responded to the 400 block of Stevenson Drive for a reported physical altercation. On arrival, troopers learned that 27-year-old Gadiel Haro had gotten into a dispute with his 26-year-old girlfriend and assaulted her while a 3-year-old and 6-year-old were present. The children reportedly ran from the house and asked for help from their neighbor. The 42-year-old neighbor then responded to Haro’s home, at which time Haro allegedly began intentionally choking the victim, causing him to fall unconscious.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

Haro was arrested and charged with second degree murder, strangulation, two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, and offensive touching. He was held at SCI on a $1,007,500 cash bond.