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Police seek help in Newton stabbing death

By Fran Jeffries
April 4, 2012

The Newton County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public's help in solving the stabbing death of a 41-year-old Covington man.

On  May 31, sheriff's deputies discovered Manuel Samano Castillo, 41, dead at the Pineridge Mobile Home Park off Ga. Hwy 20 in western Newton County. Castillo had been stabbed to death.

The Newton County Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone with information to call the Criminal Investigation Division at 678– 625-1412. To remain anonymous, call the Newton County Sheriff's Office tip line at 678–625– 5007 or go to the Sheriff’s Office website at www.newtonsheriffga.org and click on the anonymous tip link.

About the Author

Fran Jeffries is a Newsletter Producer. She joined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2005 as an Education Editor. She worked as a Breaking News Editor and Social Media Producer before joining the Newsletter team.

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