A man was stabbed and burnt to death in the Bronx this morning, cops said.
Firefighters discovered his body under a mattress during a fire that started about 6 a.m. on the second floor of a Fordham Heights building on Webster Avenue near 182nd Street, police sources said.
The victim, 56, lived at the address and was found with stab wounds to his neck, as well as burns to his body. He was identified as Gregory Evans of the Bronx.
Evans died shortly after at St. Barnabas Hospital, and the flames were extinguished about 6:30 a.m.
Cops are investigating whether the mattress was set on fire during the grisly slaying.
Police collared a suspect in the murder on E Fordham Road and Webster Avenue shortly after the blaze, sources said.
The 48-year-old was taken into custody for questioning and has not been charged yet.
The relationship between the two men was not immediately clear, police said.