A Simi Valley woman was stabbed to death by her boyfriend in front of their children in a domestic violence incident Friday, police said.
Police received a call from the victim's daughter, who said her mother was being stabbed by her boyfriend, the Simi Valley Police Department said in a news release Sunday.
Officers arrived at the family's home shortly after 6 p.m. in the 800 block of California Avenue, where they found the victim, Jessica Tinoco, 34, with multiple stab wounds to her face, chest and abdomen. the police said. Tinoco was taken to Los Robles Hospital but died from her injuries.
Police said they quickly detained the suspect, Raymond Rivas, 34, without incident and booked him into the Ventura County Main Jail on charges of murder. Rivas was under post-release community supervision at the time of the incident. He was also placed on hold for violating probation at the time of the stabbing.
Tinoco was a mother of five children and had been in a romantic relationship with Rivas for just under two years, a family member told KTLA-TV. The relative said Tinoco was stabbed several times in front of all her children.
