A man was arrested and charged with killing his girlfriend and dumping her body near an Essex County golf course earlier this month, authorities announced Wednesday night.

Andres Calvachi-Paz, 35, admitted to detectives that he strangled his girlfriend Dayana Chisaguano Maleza, 28, inside their Newark apartment, according to a statement from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office.

This came after the couple got into an argument and Maleza said she wanted to end the relationship, the office said.

After killing her, Calvachi-Paz loaded her body in his car and drove around for several hours before disposing of it on Walnut Street in Livingston near the Cedar Hill Golf Course, investigators said.

Afterward, he allegedly engaged in an elaborate scheme to make it appear as though she was sti

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