Calif. Newlywed Beaten to Death at His Wedding Reception Hours After Saying 'I Do'

Calif. Newlywed Beaten to Death at His Wedding Reception Hours After Saying 'I Do'

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A California newlywed couple’s happily ever after came to a tragic end over the weekend when the groom was brutally beaten to death just hours after saying “I do.”

Joe Melgoza, 30, who has been described as a “loving” family man was celebrating his new union on Sunday when he was attacked at his wedding reception, which was held in the backyard of a family member in Chino, KTLA reported.

At around 2:20 a.m. police found Melgoza suffering from blunt force trauma to his head, Chino Police Department said in a statement.


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