Southern California man accused of murdering 76-year-old girlfriend

A suspect was arrested for the murder of an elderly woman in the San Fernando Valley Thursday.

William Anthony Tillman, 69, is accused of murdering his 76-year-old girlfriend, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

On Thursday morning around 6:15 a.m., police responded to reports of a domestic violence assault on the 7300 block of Balboa Boulevard in Van Nuys.

Arriving officers found the woman suffering from blunt force trauma to her upper torso. Paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene.

Her boyfriend, Tillman, was arrested on murder charges. The circumstances leading up to the woman’s death remain unclear.

Police confirmed he and the victim were involved in a long-term dating relationship. The woman’s identity is being withheld pending next of kin notification.

Tillman is being held on $2 million bail.

Anyone with additional information on the case is urged to call LAPD’s Valley Bureau Homicide at 818-374-9550. The public can also call the LAPD at 1-877-527-3247.

Anonymous tips can be provided to L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at lacrimestoppers.org.

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