A 52-year-old St. Louis woman, Ganell Harley, has been charged with first-degree murder in the strangulation death of her boyfriend, Reginald Dukes. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department found the 64-year-old man deceased on December 16 in his apartment, following a police call to the 3000 block of North 25th Street. According to a statement obtained by FOX2now, Dukes was pronounced dead at the scene and an autopsy confirmed he had suffered from internal neck injuries.

The investigation, since turned homicide, indicated Dukes' difficulty with mobility, especially without his walker. According to court documents cited by St. Louis Post-Dispatch, witnesses have stated they saw Harley get into an altercation with Dukes the night before his body was discovered, raising questions surrounding the events that led to his subsequent death. Harley is currently being held without bond and continues to justly await her trial.

Further details emerged from a probable cause statement, where multiple witnesses reported seeing the couple fighting prior to the discovery of Duke's body. In a harrowing revelation, one witness recounted a late-night conversation with Harley, who was described as emotional and seemingly admitted to causing harm to Dukes. She had "messed up" and choked Dukes, the witness shared, as reported by KSDK.

The case remains under the scrutiny of local law enforcement. At present, details regarding the motive and circumstances of the incident still remain to be fully unraveled.