Houston man discovered lined in blood allegedly beat spouse to dying with iron, cops say

A Texas man is accused of beating his spouse to dying with an iron and now faces homicide fees.

Likelihood Zane Chavez, 34, who was lined in blood, surrendered to police after officers had been known as to his dwelling a couple of suspicious occasion on Wednesday morning.

Based on the Houston Police Division, a neighbor known as authorities after Chavez rang their doorbell, lined in blood. The neighbor mentioned Chavez had instructed him one thing tragic had simply occurred in his dwelling.

When cops arrived, they discovered Chavez standing within the doorway to his residence together with his arms up.

Authorities mentioned he had blood on his arms, legs and garments. Following a search of the home, officers discovered Chavez’s spouse, Kristen Chavez, unresponsive in a bed room.

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The 32-year-old had suffered blunt drive trauma to her physique and was pronounced deceased by paramedics, the drive mentioned.

Fox26 experiences, per police sources, that Chavez had hit his spouse a number of occasions with an iron.

There have been no particulars on what led to the alleged assault or doable motive for the suspected murder. Police proceed to research the case.

Chavez was arrested, subsequently charged and booked into the Harris County Jail. He’s being held on a $500,000 bond.

Neighbors instructed KHOU 11 that the couple had been residing within the dwelling for simply over a yr, and that the horrific incident was sudden.

“It saddens me as a result of she was extraordinarily pleasant,” one instructed the outlet. “They did not get into arguments or something like that in entrance of us. They by no means appeared like there was rigidity. There by no means appeared like one thing could possibly be flawed.”