Dalton man charged with murder after fiancé dies days after brutal beating

DALTON, Ga. — A Dalton man has been charged with murder after police said he beat his girlfriend until she was unconscious at their home.

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Rachael Schaefer, 40, died Monday after being injured in a domestic violence incident on Friday.

Justin Pippen, 44, who friends identified on social media as her fiancé, has been charged with homicide, aggravated assault, aggravated battery and aggravated sexual battery.

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Police said Pippen attacked Schaefer at their home on Liddell Street on Friday and then called 911 for help. One officers got there, they found Schaefer not breathing.

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Pippen was arrested at the scene and taken to the Whitfield County jail. His charges were upgrade Monday after Schaefer died.

Woman arrested for attacking man with a meat cleaver, Hall County deputies say The attack happened early Monday in a home on the 3000 block of Butterworth Lane in Hall County.

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