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A 35-year-old man was charged Tuesday with torture and murder in the death of his girlfriend in the West Hollywood apartment they shared with their young child.

Blake Leibel pleaded not guilty to one count each of murder, mayhem, aggravated mayhem and torture, a news release from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office stated.

Leibel was accused of killing 30-year-old Iana Kasian sometime between May 23 and May 26 at their home, the DA’s office stated.

Her body was discovered on May 26 by deputies conducting a welfare check at the request of Kasian’s mother, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department homicide Lt. Dave Coleman said at the time.

Leibel was arrested at the apartment where he had barricaded himself in an attempt to keep deputies from entering, according to Coleman.

Kasian had been tortured and mutilated before she was killed, prosecutors said. In addition, all of her blood had been drained from her body, the release stated.

The victim lived with her boyfriend, and the couple had recently had a baby, neighbors told KTLA.

Leibel faces special circumstance allegations of torture and mayhem, making him eligible for the death penalty.

Prosecutors have not determined whether to seek the death penalty.

The case remains under investigation.

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