STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. -- A 22-year-old man was charged Tuesday with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of his 25-year-old wife.

Mohammed Abul-Fazal Chowdhury was charged in 41 District Court and held without bond.

Prosecutors said Chowdhury stabbed his wife to death Monday morning inside the Sterling Heights Luxury Apartments on 14 Mile Road.

At about 1:30 a.m., police said Chowdhury called 911 from a phone booth near the complex and said three unknown men entered the apartment and killed his wife.

When officers arrived, Chowdhury was covered in blood and his wife was lying face down on the kitchen floor with numerous stab wounds to her upper body.

The couple's 2-year-old son was sleeping in the next room.

Chowdhury was immediately arrested and police said that during questioning, he changed his story several times, Reese said.

Sterling Heights Police Chief Mike Reese said they had to get an interpreter because of the language barrier. The 22-year-old husband moved from Bangladesh in May.

A neighbor who did not want to be identified told Local 4 she heard some screaming. "I heard someone yelling and screaming and more yelling. Someone was yelling, 'Oh my god, oh my God," she said.

Police said they have responded to the residence before on a domestic violence call.

"There was not any physical altercations or assaults that took place at that time," said Reese.

However, Reese said he thinks something happened Monday morning that set Chowdhury off.

A neighbor, Tom Hanson, said he didn't hear anything until police knocked on his door Monday morning. Hanson said he lived there for four years and has never seen any trouble.

"I had no idea what this was all about and when I asked the police they didn't tell me much," said Hanson.

Neighbors said they are shaken up by the violence in their complex.

"It's really scary to have that happen so close to home," said neighbor Judy Loland.

Police have not released the victim's name. The couple's son is with a family member.

Chowdhury will be in court again on Oct. 9 for a preliminary hearing.