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ARLETA, LOS ANGELES (CNS) — A 22-year-old woman stabbed her ex-boyfriend to death in Arleta on Saturday after he broke into her home through a window and assaulted her, police said.
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Officers responded at about 3:30 a.m. to a report of a stabbing at a residence in the 9200 block of Nagle Avenue, where paramedics pronounced a 23-year-old man dead at the scene, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
“The 911 caller stated that she stabbed her ex-boyfriend with a knife after he broke into her home through a window and physically assaulted her,” according to an LAPD statement. “The female victim was transported to a local hospital with evidence of multiple blunt force injuries.”
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The stabbing victim was identified as Ruben Valle, police said.
“Detectives are investigating this as a justifiable homicide and believe this to be an isolated incident,” the LAPD added.
Anyone with information about the case was asked to call Dets. Lopez or Simonyan at 818-374-9550 or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.
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