MCKINNEY, Texas — A 42-year-old North Texas man was arrested and charged with murder after his wife was found dead in the closet of their home, according to police.

On July 25, around 5:45 p.m., McKinney police and fire responded to a home in the 5700 block of Broken Spur Drive after a family member in Dallas requested a welfare check, officials said in a press release. The welfare check request stemmed from relatives in Egypt who believed Eslam Mohamed "may have been experiencing a medical emergency."

McKinney fire personnel arrived at the home first and forced entry, officials said. When they got in, they found Mohamed on the living room couch with minor injuries and "visible blood on his hands," according to the release. Fire personnel asked Mohamed if anyone else was in the home, and

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