MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Authorities in Miami-Dade County announced an arrest in connection to a fatal stabbing.
According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, 29-year-old Joy Chandra Nath was arrested and charged after a woman was found stabbed to death.
Deputies said the grandmother of a 3-year-old child reported that the child had been found wandering around in the parking lot by a neighbor, and that the child appeared to have dried blood on her face and clothes.
It happened on Saturday in the area of Southwest 144th Street and 134th Avenue at approximately 3:54 p.m.
As deputies attempted to locate the child’s mother, they said they found her in her car, where paramedics pronounced her deceased.
The victim has since been identified as 24-year-old Maria Camila Garcia-Molina.
According to officials: “What appeared to be a human body covered in blankets on the rear floorboard…the victim had sustained sharp force injuries to her neck, torso, and upper extremities."
Family members noted Nath was the ex-boyfriend of Garcia-Molina, that he had a history of stalking and a past temporary restraining order against him.
Deputies said they identified Nath “through investigative means” but did not elaborate.