Police have arrested a Bronx man accused of torturing his girlfriend to death and leaving her body in the stairwell of his apartment building, a capture made possible after his neighbors chased him down.

According to police sources, 27-year-old Robert Strother was taken into custody after being recognized while attempting to return home. Local residents pursued him until officers arrived and placed him under arrest. He was charged Saturday with a slew of charges, including murder, manslaughter, hindering prosecution, concealment of a human corpse, and tampering with physical evidence.

Officers from the 46th Precinct said they discovered the body of 21-year-old Princesa Encarnacion-Soto in the third-floor stairwell of 2295 Grand Concourse. Police said her body showed signs of blunt force

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