Sunday, December 27, 2009

Peoria, AZ: Peoria man arrested in wife's stabbing death

Associated Press - December 27, 2009 3:54 PM ET

PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) - Authorities say a Peoria man has been arrested for allegedly killing his wife.

Peoria police say their received a 911 call late Saturday night concerning a family fight. When they arrived at the home, they found a woman in the upstairs bedroom woman with multiple stab wounds.

They say 46-year-old Maricela Noriega was taken to a hospital, where she later died.

Police on Sunday arrested her 42-year-old husband - Julian Noriega - and say he has been booked him into jail on a charge of second-degree murder.

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