Berkeley woman arrested on suspicion of stabbing her mother to death: police

Bay City News
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Berkeley woman arrested in alleged stabbing death of her mom: police
A woman was arrested this weekend in Berkeley on suspicion of the fatal stabbing of her mother, police said.

BERKELEY, Calif. -- A woman was arrested this weekend in Berkeley on suspicion of the fatal stabbing of her mother, police said.

Police were called out Sunday to an apartment in the 1300 block of University Avenue at about 2:45 p.m. on a report of a stabbing.

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Upon arrival, police found a 23-year-old woman in the residence and a 60-year-old woman, later determined to be her mother, dead from stab wounds.

The daughter was identified as the suspect and was booked into the Alameda County Santa Rita Jail on suspicion of murder, police said.

Berkeley Police will not be releasing any more information about this case at this time.

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