SHIRLEY, N.Y. (1010 WINS) -- A Long Island man was arrested after police say he killed a person and set the body on fire in the backyard of a home early Saturday morning.
Officers responding to a 911 call about a fire in the backyard of a home at Mastic Boulevard W. and Windsor Place in Shirley made the grisly discovery, police said.
Officers went to the backyard around 2:30 a.m. and found a body burning on the property, according to police. The fire was extinguished.
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The Suffolk County Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death and identify the victim, who is believed to be a man.
A resident of the home, 20-year-old Peter Pendzinski, was charged with second-degree murder. He was transported to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
Pendzinski will be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on a later date, police said.
