Lauderhill Stabbing Suspect Faces Additional Murder Charge in Separate Case

A man already accused of a fatal double stabbing in Lauderhill now faces a second murder charge in an unrelated case.

Lauderhill Stabbing Suspect Faces Additional Murder Charge in Separate Case

A man already accused of fatally stabbing two people at a Lauderhill apartment complex is now charged with a second killing from an earlier incident, authorities in South Florida said.

Cedric Mitchell, 37, was taken into custody on 11th July in connection with the deaths of two individuals discovered on 9th July at a residential building in the 1900 block of Northwest 55th Avenue, according to NBC 6 South Florida.

Days later, detectives linked him to a separate homicide that had occurred on 5th July. In that case, a man was found dead in a different location.

Mitchell now faces two counts of first-degree murder for the double stabbing and one count of first-degree murder for the earlier killing. He also faces charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.

He is being held without bond. The investigation remains active, and authorities have not released details about a possible motive in either incident.

Source: NBC 6 South Florida

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