HARVEY, La. — A 32-year-old woman was killed and her boyfriend is in custody after a stabbing incident that turned fatal Thursday morning in Harvey, Louisiana, Sheriff Joe Lopinto reported.
Nathaniel Hernandez, 39, of Marrero, was booked with second-degree murder, obstruction of justice, and second-degree battery.
According to the sheriff, deputies were called to the 3800 block of Alex Korman Blvd. on a report that a man had stabbed a woman outside of the location and the two then went into a vehicle and drove off. The incident occurred around 9:30 a.m.
Several hours later, shortly after 2 p.m., deputies were called to the scene of a vehicle on fire in a wooded area of Avondale. Lopinto said the vehicle matched the description of the one Hernandez and the woman, later identified as 32-year-old Sara Torello, had gotten into earlier. Deputies searched the area to investigate the fire and found Torello unresponsive and suffering from several stab wounds. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Lopinto said that deputies in the area eventually located Hernandez with the help of a K-9 team and drones.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call our Homicide Section at 504-364-5300 or call Crimestoppers.
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