RIVERSIDE (CNS) – Felony charges are expected to be filed today
against a 70-year-old man suspected of fatally stabbing his wife in their San
Jacinto home.
Lorenzo Salciedo Liera Jr. was arrested and booked into the Robert
Presley Jail in Riverside on Thursday on suspicion of murder for the slaying of
71-year-old Ruth Liera.
The case has been submitted to the Riverside County District
Attorney’s Office for review.
According to sheriff’s Sgt. Ben Ramirez, patrol deputies were sent to
Liera’s apartment in the 1700 block of South Santa Fe Avenue, near Esplanade
Avenue, about 7:30 a.m. Thursday to investigate reports of an assault.
Ramirez said that upon entering the residence, deputies found Ruth
Liera dead as a result of “multiple sharp force injuries.”
Her husband was outside the apartment and was detained without
incident, the sergeant said.
After he was questioned at length by Central Homicide Unit detectives,
Lorenzo Liera was formally arrested and jailed Thursday night.
A possible motive for the alleged attack was not disclosed.
Background information on the suspect was unavailable.
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