Son charged after father’s body found in South Philadelphia freezer
Jack Dinh is accused of killing his father, Thi Dinh.
A man has been arrested for allegedly killing his father, after the discovery of a body inside the freezer of a South Philadelphia rowhouse last month.
On Dec. 23, around 6:30 a.m., police responded to the 1200 block of Snyder Avenue, after a family member found a large amount of blood.
A body was found at the rowhouse, inside a freezer. Police on Saturday identified the victim as Thi Dinh, 54, of Northeast Philadelphia, and said his son, 27-year-old Jack Dinh, of South Philadelphia, had been charged in the death.
At the time of the discovery, Chief Inspector Scott Small told reporters the person was facedown with a bag over the head, and a bloody knife was nearby.
Police did not provide further details, including a possible motive.
Jack Dinh was taken into custody Dec. 23. He faces charges that include homicide, possessing instruments of crime, and abuse of a corpse. He is being held without bail at the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility.