Metro

Man found dead in Melrose apartment

A 64-year-old man was found dead in his Bronx apartment this afternoon, authorities said.

The grisly discovery was made by the superintendent of 650 Melrose Avenue in the Melrose section of the Bronx when he entered apartment

10 at around 4 p.m.because he hadn’t seen the tenant in three days.

“I smelled the odor in the hall and I climbed in the window and found him,” said the super, who didn’t want to be identified. “There was just lots of blood…..it’s horrible.”

According to police sources, the man was thrown around his apartment and a sword was found near his body.