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<p>FRACKVILLE, Pa. (AP) &#8212; A Pennsylvania man has been charged with killing his father, who authorities say was shot to death and his body then left on a couch for weeks.</p><p>Twenty-four-year-old Tyler Swantek faces Schuylkill County charges including first- and third-degree murder in the death of 49-year-old Todd Swantek, whose body was found May 24 on the living room couch of the Frackville home they formerly shared.</p><p>Police said the decomposing body was covered in blankets and a sleeping bag with pillows over the head. Authorities said the son hadn&#8217;t allowed people into the home since mid-April and asked a friend to buy him incense and scented candles.</p><p>Court documents don&#8217;t list a defense attorney; a public defender representing Swantek in a separate drug case didn&#8217;t immediately return a message seeking comment Saturday.</p><style>
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Frackville man charged in death of father; body left on couch for weeks