Crime & Safety
CA Man Tortures, Kills Girlfriend On Christmas Eve: Report
A 21-year-old man was accused of torturing and killing his girlfriend in Southern California on Christmas Eve.
THOUSAND OAKS, CA — A California man was arrested on suspicion of torturing and killing his girlfriend in the Southland on Christmas Eve, the Associated Press reported.
Saul Nava, 21, was scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday for the suspected murder of his 24-year-old girlfriend, whose identity has not been released.
Deputies from the Ventura County Sheriff's Office were called to a home in Thousand Oaks around 1:15 a.m. on Friday after an emergency call. The woman, who was pronounced dead at the scene, displayed signs of being tortured before her death, the AP reported.
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