Boyfriend arrested after woman was found dead from fatal blow to the head in Montgomery County

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PERCHIOMS TOWNSHIP, Pa. – A woman is dead in Montgomery County and police have arrested her boyfriend in connection with her death.

A 911 caller alerted dispatchers in Perkiomen Township early Saturday morning to the possibility that a woman could be dead inside an apartment on Gravel Pike, officials said.

Pennsylvania State Police responded to the location and found 34-year-old Jessica Zipkin dead at the location. Troopers said she suffered a fatal wound to the back of her head. PSP found a hammer nearby.

Her death was ruled a homicide by the Montgomery County coroner, authorities said.

Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Captain Gerard B. McShea of ​​the Pennsylvania State Police announced that 46-year-old William Carey had been arrested and charged with Zipkin’s murder.

Carey is charged with first-degree murder, first-degree murder and possession of an instrument of crime. He was charged and is being held in the Montgomery County Jail. Officials said there is no bail for first-degree murder charges.