Man faces murder charges after 'decapitating friend accused of raping his girlfriend'

According to the police report, Thoresen hit Haiman with a baseball bat, then stabbed him in the back and the abdomen before cutting off his head

Joseph Thoresen, 35, from Grand Rapids Minnesota has been charged with second degree murder (AP)

A man has been accused of decapitating a friend who allegedly raped his girlfriend.

Joseph Thoresen, 38, from Grand Rapids, Minnesota has been charged with the second degree murder of his friend David A Haiman.

Thoresen's girlfriend told police he was upset when she told him she was raped in their apartment by Haiman.

Haiman was then invited over by Thoresen, before the 20-year-old was accused of the rape and hit by the couple, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

The trio reportedly left to smoke marijuana with friends before smoking methamphetamine and driving into the woods.

According to the police report, Thoresen then hit Haiman with a baseball bat, stabbed him in the back and the abdomen, before cutting off his head with a machete.

Police believe Thoresen then threw his friend's head into the woods. Officers found Haiman torso a day after he was reported missing, finding the head an hour later.


 David A Haiman, 20 
 (Facebook)

Haiman was reported missing after he failed to turn up at work.

His missing car was then spotted by police, with Thoresen in the passenger seat.

The driver drove off but was caught several miles later where he told the arresting officer Thoresen had threatened him with a knife.

Thoresen will next appear in court at a hearing on Tuesday July 5.