A woman in Southern California was arrested for reportedly slashing her wife to death with a samurai sword.
According to a news release from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, the attack took place on Thursday, July 18, in the 300 block of S. Huntington Ave. in San Dimas.
When authorities arrived, a lady wielding a sword was seen strolling alone in the street before dropping the suspected weapon when approached by an officer, according to video acquired by KTLA.
During a press conference, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Lt. Daniel Vizcarra stated that the female, who was “suffering numerous cuts and lacerations on her body,” then directed them “to a residence on the street where the deputies find an additional female suffering also from lacerations, was later pronounced dead at the scene.”
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“And as they continued through the residence, an additional female was found in the residence unharmed, who was also transferred to a local hospital due to a medical emergency,” according to him.
The victim was named Chen Chen Fei, 47, and the alleged assailant was her wife, Weichien Huang, 44, according to a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department update released on Wednesday, July 24.
Huang was arrested and charged with murder.
“The inquiry revealed that Huang and her wife, Fei, disagreed with their home. Huang used a sword to assault Fei at one point, according to the update. “Fei’s mother was also attacked and severely injured; however, was able to gain control of the sword and fled the residence looking for help.” According to the department, Fei’s mother is in stable condition at a local hospital after suffering injuries during the incident.
While the event is being investigated, San Dimas resident Trinh Garcia told PEOPLE that the women all resided in the same house and usually kept to themselves.
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“They were quiet people, they only came out to get the mail, open the garage, take the trash out, other than that, they were quiet people,” she added. She continued, “We are shocked, we are stunned.”
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