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01/10/2011 09:38 AM

Model Charged In Times Square Hotel Murder

By: NY1 News

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A male model has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the gruesome killing of a Portuguese television journalist.

Renato Seabra, 20, remains in custody at Bellevue Hospital where he was being evaluated.

The body of Carlos Castro was found in a room on the 34th floor of the Intercontinental in Times Square Friday night.

Police say the 65 year old had severe head wounds and was castrated.

A family friend says the two had been dating and came to the United States in late December to see a few Broadway shows and spend New Year's Eve in Times Square.