Police officers responded to a report of a woman being stabbed at 4:20 p.m. at a residence on the 13900 block of Herron Street.
When they arrived, they found a man covered in blood and a woman lying on the living room floor with multiple stab wounds.
The woman, 55-year-old Matilda Sanchez, was pronounced dead at the scene.
An uncle who lives in the residence said the 22-year-old son of Sanchez stabbed her. The son was arrested.
A large bloody butcher knife was found near the woman's body.
Police said officers had responded to the residence recently for reports of the son setting fires.
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