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Three charged in man’s slaying

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago couple acting as caretakers for a mentally ill man and a third person have been charged with murder in the man’s slaying, authorities said.

Chicago police found the bruised body of Frederick Johnson in the couple’s South Side garage on June 25. He died from multiple blunt force trauma injuries.

Santino Carter, 38; Dominique Beck, 29; and Brian Gray, 48, each have each been charged with first-degree murder in Johnson’s death. Beck also is charged with neglect as a caregiver.

Carter and Beck collected Johnson’s disability checks to serve as his caretakers in their home for about two years, Cook County prosecutors said Wednesday. Johnson, who was in his 40s, had schizoaffective and bipolar disorders and a history of seizures, prosecutors said.

Johnson’s bruised body was found June 25 after an anonymous tip, authorities said.

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