Canton man accused of raping, killing Windsor mom while son in other room

Georgea Kovanis | Detroit Free Press

A metro Detroit man accused of breaking into the Windsor, Ontario, apartment of a 31-year-old woman, raping and killing her — while her 9-year-old son was in another room — has been arrested in Washington state.

Jitesh Bhogal, a Canadian citizen who lived in Canton and worked in Detroit, was arrested Aug. 17 at his parents' home in Kent, south of Seattle. An extradition hearing is scheduled for Friday in U.S. District Court in Seattle.

Bhogal's defense lawyer, Gregory Murphy, was not immediately available for comment.

Bhogal, 27, faces charges of first-degree murder, aggravated sexual assault and breaking and entering in the June 10 death of Autumn Taggart, also known as Maya Madolyn.

Here's whatTaggart's 9-year-old son told investigators, according to court documents:

The boy said a man he didn't know came into his room sometime during the early morning hours of June 10 and told him to stay in bed and go to sleep. Later, the boy said, he heard a girl screaming but stayed in bed because he was scared.

When he woke up, he discovered his mother was still in bed and spent the day eating cookies and watching videos.

In the evening, the alarm on his mother's phone went off, which meant it was time for him to take a shower. Unable to wake her up, he texted his father, who came to the apartment and found Taggart dead.

According to the Windsor Star, Bhogal is an engineer who works for an