Man charged with murder after fatal Gainesville attack

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Tommy Jonathan Payne is now facing murder charges after a 62-year-old woman in Gainesville died days later after she was attacked, according to police. (Credit: Gainesville Police Department)

GAINESVILLE, Ga. - A man is now facing murder charges after a 62-year-old woman in Gainesville died days later after she was attacked, according to police.

What we know:

Gainesville police said that the attack happened last week, on July 21. 

Sixty-two-year-old Carolyn Louise Garrett was assaulted that day and was injured in the alleged attack. Days later, the woman died. 

Tommy Jonathan Payne was arrested in connection with the incident and is currently booked into the Hall County Jail. 

Payne now faces additional charges of malice murder and felony murder. His previous charges were aggravated assault, aggravated battery, and loitering or prowling charges, according to jail records.

What we don't know:

Investigators have not released a motive or detailed what led up to the initial assault.

It's unclear if the suspect and the victim knew each other before the attack. Police have not said exactly when the woman died. 

Police have not disclosed the specific location where the July 21 assault took place.

Authorities have not released details of how the woman was assaulted.