![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/womans-torso-found-in-lake-after-being-dismembered-by-stranger-on-evening-walk/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/0_mariame-hp-1JPG.jpg&description=Mariame Sylla, 59, was allegedly dismembered by Harold Landon III, 33, after she had taken a walk on July 29, telling her son she would be home in time for sunset prayer A teacher's torso was found in a lake after going on an evening stroll as a suspect appeared in court charged with murder. Mariame Sylla, 59, was allegedly dismembered by Harold Landon III, 33, after she had taken a walk on July 29. Police discovered her torso in a pond just days later with remains also discovered in an apartment block in Clinton, Maryland. It took authorities almost a month to identify her remains, with Landon later identified as a suspect after detectives examined security video from the scene that showed a pickup truck going to and from the area where her body was found. Police have not determined a motive for the killing, but said that Landon and Sylla lived in the same neighbourhood and were strangers to each other. Landon was already in custody for allegedly violating an order of protection against his ex-girlfriend by the time Prince George's County Police in Maryland identified him as a suspect in Sylla's death. For all the latest news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US Investigators reportedly retraced Sylla's steps the night she vanished, starting with the last time she was seen alive, according to WUSA9.com. She told her son that she was going for a short walk and would be back for sunset prayer, according to her missing poster. During Landon's court appearance on Wednesday, a judge said: "This is a case of horrific facts". Prince George's County State's Attorney Aisha Braveboy said: "Mr. Landon has a history of abusing women. In 2019, he had a previous conviction for assaulting a woman in North Carolina. And in that case, there were allegations of strangulation." Prince George's County Police Chief Malik Aziz said in a statement: "Her murder is tragic. We hope the arrest of Landon provides some comfort to her family and all who knew and love){kind=link}
Mariame Sylla, 59, was allegedly dismembered by Harold Landon III, 33, after she had taken a walk on July 29, telling her son she would be home in time for sunset prayer
A teacher’s torso was found in a lake after going on an evening stroll as a suspect appeared in court charged with murder.
Mariame Sylla, 59, was allegedly dismembered by Harold Landon III, 33, after she had taken a walk on July 29. Police discovered her torso in a pond just days later with remains also discovered in an apartment block in Clinton, Maryland.
It took authorities almost a month to identify her remains, with Landon later identified as a suspect after detectives examined security video from the scene that showed a pickup truck going to and from the area where her body was found.
Police have not determined a motive for the killing, but said that Landon and Sylla lived in the same neighbourhood and were strangers to each other. Landon was already in custody for allegedly violating an order of protection against his ex-girlfriend by the time Prince George’s County Police in Maryland identified him as a suspect in Sylla’s death.