A late-night stabbing in east Del Rio has left a 32-year-old woman dead and three young women behind bars on murder charges, after officers say a violent encounter ended with the victim staggering into a local hospital with multiple stab wounds.
Arrests And What Led Detectives There
The Del Rio Police Department's Homicide Investigation Team identified and arrested 21-year-old Kitty Mia Diaz, 19-year-old Amaya Cookie Diaz and 21-year-old Kyandra Renee Faz after determining the assault took place in the 800 block of East 10th Street. Detectives say they pieced the case together by reviewing surveillance footage, collecting physical evidence and interviewing numerous witnesses before moving in with arrests. Once the victim died, each of the three was booked on a murder charge and taken to the county detention facility to await magistration, according to WOAI.
Where The Victim And Suspects Were Taken
The wounded woman was first brought to Val Verde Regional Medical Center in Del Rio, which notes an emergency department on its website (Val Verde Regional Medical Center), before she was transferred to a hospital in San Antonio for emergency treatment. The three suspects, meanwhile, were booked into the Val Verde County detention facility in Del Rio, operated by the GEO Group and listed with its address and capacity on the company’s facility page (GEO Group).
Legal Stakes
Each defendant now faces a murder charge. Under Texas Penal Code §19.02, murder is generally prosecuted as a first-degree felony, which carries a potential sentence of five to 99 years or life in prison, although the statute allows a reduced punishment in limited "sudden passion" situations (Texas Penal Code §19.02). The investigation, police say, remains active, and detectives are still gathering evidence and interviewing witnesses as they consider whether additional charges are warranted, according to WOAI.
