DORAL, Fla. – A 46-year-old man was arrested after his wife was killed Monday morning inside a home in Doral where she worked as a housekeeper, authorities confirmed.
Luis Manuel Romero-Moran is being held without bond at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a charge of first-degree murder.
According to his arrest report, Romero-Moran walked into the Miami-Dade Police Department’s Midwest station later in the day and told the desk officer, “I killed my wife and I’m here to turn myself in.”
Police said the suspect’s relatives also called authorities and notified them that Romero-Moran had called them and told them that he killed his wife, 41-year-old Zoranllilis Cadena Cambar, known as Zori to loved ones.
The incident occurred in the gated Doral Isles neighborhood along the 10900 block of Northwest 72nd Street.
According to the arrest report, Romero-Moran told detectives that he got into an argument with his wife the day before he killed her.
He said at the end of the argument he knew he was going to kill his wife, and then he followed her to work the next morning, authorities said.
According to investigators, Cadena Cambar was walking a dog and her husband followed her back into the house. Someone arriving at the home around 9 a.m. found the woman’s body in the backyard and called police.
Investigators said she had a zip tie around her neck.
“It must be noted the zip ties were already prepared to sinch close,” the arrest report stated.
Police said a doctor and his wife live at the home, but were unharmed.
Further details about the initial argument that allegedly led to the killing weren’t immediately known.
During Romero-Moran’s hearing Tuesday, he asked Judge Victoria Sigler if he could be placed on house arrest so he can take care of his children.
“No, you are charged with murder in the first degree. By law, there is no right to a bond when you are charged with murder,” the judge responded.
A GoFundMe page has been created by friends to help the victim’s family pay for her funeral and other expenses for her son and daughter.