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CDP Reports Attempted Murder-Suicide In Linden Area

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published May 3, 2019 at 5:17 AM EDT

Columbus police say a man stabbed and killed his wife Thursday and then attempted to take his own life at their East 23rd Avenue home. 

Police have identified the woman as 47-year-old Rocio Torres. The man's name and a motive have not been released. Police say the man is hospitalized in critical condition.
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Jim Letizia
Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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