Family finds woman stabbed to death in Joliet apartment; man charged

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A man is facing charges after a woman was found stabbed to death in a Joliet apartment Thursday morning.

At 10:40 a.m. Thursday, Joliet officers responded to an apartment in the 200 block of Hunter Avenue for a report of a woman in the residence who may be dead.

When officers arrived, they located a 58-year-old woman inside the apartment.

It was determined that she had suffered stab wounds to her abdomen and was pronounced dead at the scene. She has not yet been identified by the Will County Coroner's Office.

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She was discovered in the apartment by other family members, police said.

Joliet police arrested 47-year-old Timothy Thurmond and charged him with first-degree murder. Thurmond is being held at the Will County Adult Detention Facility.

Timothy Thurmond | Joliet police