HOUSTON – A man is arrested and charged after Houston police say he fatally stabbed his wife in front of their daughter at a northwest Houston apartment complex Wednesday night.
It happened around 11:10 p.m. in the 7000 block of Woodsman Trail near North Houston Rosslyn Road.
Francisco Leon Jimenez, 51, is charged with the murder of his wife, 35-year-old Yennis Olga Llanes Garcia.
When officials with the Houston Fire Department arrived at the scene, they found Leon Jimenez’s wife with several stab wounds, she was pronounced dead.
HFD said they noticed the suspect, 51-year-old Francisco Leon Jimenez, return to the scene but he left. Firefighters were able to get a partial plate number and gave it to responding officers, investigators said.
Officers said they were able to track Leon Jimenez’s black Cadillac SUV about a mile from the apartment complex. He was taken into custody after officers conducted a traffic stop on Antoine Drive.
According to officers, the couple’s 13-year-old daughter and neighbors witnessed the attack. Police said no one else was hurt.
“At the scene, it appears that the motive was they were having an argument over some possible jealousy over another male,” Lt. Izaguirre with the Houston Police Department said.
Police said they were able to recover the knife the man used during the attack.