Gruesome details emerge after woman’s mutilated body found in U-Haul box as cops say she was hacked with machete or ax

GRUESOME details are emerging after a woman’s mutilated body was found in a U-Haul box, as cops believe she was hacked with a machete or ax.

Police say a man was caught on camera disposing of a blood-stained box that contained the woman’s body.

The suspect, Miguel Moreno, is now in custody on charges of evidence tampering.

Moreno’s bond was set at $500,000 after he appeared in front of a judge on April 20, the same day new details emerged in the case.

Investigators say a resident found a suspicious-looking box in the parking lot of an apartment in southwest Houston on April 17.

Neighbors called the cops to report a foul odor coming from it.

When police got to the area, they discovered a woman’s decomposing body in the box. She has yet to be identified, but is said to be in her 30s.

It is unknown how long she had been dead before her body was found. It’s also unclear what, if any, connection Moreno had to the woman.

The box was inspected by the Medical Examiner’s Office and it was revealed that the woman’s body was wrapped in plastic and sheets, investigators said.

Court statements indicated that the victim was suffering from face fractures and cuts from either a machete or ax.

Moreno, originally from Mexico, has been a Houston resident for 25 years.

Police executed a search warrant on his residence and discovered a mattress covered in blood, sheets, and plastic, The New York Post reported.

Blood was reportedly found in other parts of the apartment.

Moreno allegedly told police that he had not been in his apartment, and that someone had broken in and left the U-Haul box there. He claims to have moved it outside due to the odor.

But when cops asked why he didn’t alert them of the box and smell, Moreno allegedly told them he didn’t want to get into trouble, the Post reported.

Moreno is said to be a painter and has three children – one adult child and two minors.

The Post reported that his criminal record dates back to 1995 and includes DWI, criminal mischief, and other charges.