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UPDATE: Suspect arrested in Breaux Bridge homicide

Posted at 9:00 PM, Jan 04, 2019
and last updated 2019-01-04 23:39:53-05

UPDATE: A 26-year-old man was arrested after a woman was found dead inside a home in Breaux Bridge.

Jatyran Sylvester was booked into jail with second-degree murder.

Police went to the home on Sidney Drive near Wild Cherry Lane after receiving a call about the death around 12:30 p.m. on Friday.

Earlier, officers said the case was being investigated as a homicide, but the cause of death was unknown.

The identity of the 36-year-old victim has yet to be released.

This is a developing story.