Man charged in NYC hotel murder

MIDTOWN Police say that 29-year-old hotel employee Derrick Praileu was arrested in the hours after the body of Andree Bejjani was found at the Jumeirah Essex House. The hotel says Praileu was a long-time employee.

There was no answer Sunday at a Bronx number listed for him. Police didn't know if he had an attorney.

Police say a maid found the 44-year-old Bejjani face down and naked on the kitchen floor in a condo at the hotel on Saturday. An exercise rope was wrapped around her neck.

The medical examiner's office says she was strangled.

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