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Posted at 4:49 p.m., Thursday, January 25, 2007

Man arrested in strangulation death

Advertiser Staff

Police have arrested a homeless man in connection with the strangulation death of a 58-year-old McCully man.

Ted Hiroshi Arifuku was found dead on Jan. 15 in his studio apartment at 2526 Kapi'olani Boulevard. Authorities determined Arifuku had been strangled. He had his hands tied behind his back.

The 32-year-old suspect is being held in the Honolulu police cell block, and police are seeking a warrant to search his car.

Charges are pending against the suspect, police said.