SAN JOSE, CA — Authorities have identified the woman who was found dead inside a San Jose home earlier this month after prosecutors said her husband killed her with a machete.
Xuan Zhang, 49, was found dead June 15 inside a home on the 5800 block of Snell Avenue, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office.
Prosecutors said officers responded after a friend of Zhang's husband, 55-year-old Shede Mao, contacted police. The friend reported receiving a photo of Zhang's body, officials said.
When officers arrived, they found Zhang dead inside what prosecutors described as a blood-splattered room with a machete near her body.
Police arrested Mao as he walked out of the home, prosecutors said.
Mao was arraigned last week and is scheduled to return to court on Tuesday.
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