Thursday, July 29, 2010

Salinas, CA: Woman Stabs Boyfriend To Death in Self-Defense

Posted: Jul 28, 2010 5:11 PM EDT
Updated: Jul 29, 2010 11:06 AM EDT

SALINAS, Calif- There will be no charges filed against a woman for stabbing her boyfriend to death in the lower Soledad Street area know as Chinatown.

Police were conducting a patrol sweep when they heard someone screaming for help early Wednesday morning.

They found a 25-year-old man on Lake Avenue suffering from a several stab wounds to his neck. According to police, the victim was covered in large amounts of blood. The victim told officers he had been stabbed by his girlfriend. The victim was transported to a bay area hospital for treatment where he was pronounced dead.

Police say that the girlfriend called 911 Wednesday morning claiming that the pair had been fighting. After questioning her, police and the District Attorney's Office called this a case of self-defense.

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