Man accused of stabbing wife to death near Whittier

WHITTIER – A man stabbed his wife to death before wounding himself Saturday in an unincorporated county area near Whittier, authorities said.
Officials initially described the stabbing victim only as a 45-year-old Latino woman.
The slaying was reported about 3:40 p.m. at a home in the 10700 block of Carmenita Road, near Florence Avenue, Los Angeles County sheriff’s Sgt.  Michael Thomas said in a written statement.
“The homicide was a result of a domestic dispute between the victim and her husband,” according to Lt. John Corina of the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau. “After stabbing his wife, the suspect then intentionally stabbed himself before deputies arrived at the scene.”
The woman died at the scene, and the suspect was hospitalized in stable condition, officials said.
“Once his condition improves, the suspect will be interviewed by homicide detectives,” Corina added.
No further details were available.
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