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June 27, 2006

Man denies murder, blames violent sex

WEST WARWICK -- A West Warwick man was arraigned today in Kent County District Court on first degree murder charges for allegedly brutally beating and strangling a woman staying at his house.

Brian Mlyniec, 43, had his case referred to Superior Court. He is being held without bail at the Adult Correctional Institutions.

West Warwick firefighters discovered the woman’s body on Friday afternoon, after receiving an anonymous call reporting a possible overdose. Firefighters called the police, and patrolmen later found Kelly Ann Anderson, 41, inside Mlyniec’s home, bruised and bleeding, according to a police affidavit.

Mlyniec, who is on probation for an unrelated sexual assault in 2001, has denied slaying Anderson, according to the police affidavit. He told police the two had engaged in consensual, violent sexual activities that resulted in the bruises and bleeding.

The police arrested Mlyniec late yesterday, after the state medical examiner completed an autopsy and reported that strangulation caused Anderson's death, according to Police Chief Peter T. Brousseau.

-- Journal staff writer Benjamin N. Gedan

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