Woman fatally stabbed ex-boyfriend who broke into her Arleta home
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- Police are investigating the death of a 23-year-old man as a justifiable homicide.
A woman fatally stabbed her ex-boyfriend after he broke into her home and physically assaulted her early Saturday morning.
The woman called 911 around 3:35 a.m. and Los Angeles police were dispatched to the 9200 block of Nagle Avenue in Arleta, according to a news release.
The ex-boyfriend, identified by police as Ruben Valle, broke into the woman’s home through a window, she said. Valle, 23, was found deceased at the scene, the release stated.
The woman, who has not been identified, was transported to the hospital “with evidence of multiple blunt force injuries,” according to the release.
Police are investigating the incident as a justifiable homicide, according to the release.
It’s unclear whether the woman is in custody as of Saturday evening. The Los Angeles Police Department didn’t immediately respond to calls from The Times for comment.
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