Lakewood death: Victim's daughter arrested on suspicion of murder

LAKEWOOD, Calif. (KABC) -- The daughter of a 57-year-old woman who was killed in Lakewood has been arrested, authorities said.

Authorities found Margaret Rion unresponsive in the 4100 block of Maybank Avenue on Tuesday night. Homicide detectives believed she was likely murdered because of the trauma to her upper torso.

The victim's daughter, Angie Diamond, was arrested Wednesday evening on suspicion of murder, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Her bail was set at $1 million.

The murder weapons, a hammer and a knife, were recovered at Rion's apartment, officials said. The motive for the killing was not immediately known.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.

City News Service contributed to this report.