Woman found stabbed to death inside Port St. Lucie home

Woman found stabbed to death inside Port St. Lucie home

A woman was stabbed to death and a man is being questioned after an overnight homicide in Port St.

Lucie, said police.

ATTACK INSIDE A PORT ST LUCIEHOME.

POLICE SAY A 53 YEAR OLDMAN STABBED A WOMAN A NUMBOF TIMES.

ACCORDING TOINVESTIGATORS - THE PAIR HADARGUED OVER THE SUSPECT BEINGUNEMPLOYED.

AS WPTVNEWSCHANNEL 5'S DEREK LOWEREPORTS - ITS A CRIME THAT ICALLING ATTENTION TO ADISTURBING TREND.<< I WAS SHOCKED THIS MORNINGWHEN I GOT UP IN THE MIDDLE OFTHE NIGHT.

PHIL MORSE LIVESNEAR THE ADDRESS WHERE POLICESAY A 53 YEAR OLD MAN STABBEDAND KILLED A WOMAN EARLYWEDNESDAY MORNING.

I'M JUSTSTILL YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD TOBELIEVE.

RIGHT NOW, OFFICERSARE NOT IDENTIFYING THE MAN ORWOMAN - BUT SAY THE TWO HADARGUED OVER THE MAN BEINUNEMPLOYED.

I KNOW SHE WORKSIN THE HOSPITAL.

I KNOW HEWORKS FOR A TRUCKING COMPANY.WHEN OFFICERS ARRIVED - THEYFOUND THE MAN STANDING NEARTHE FRONT DOOR SEVERLY INJURED- POLICE SAY HE APPEARED TOHAVE STABBED HIMSELF IN THENECK AND WRISTS - SAYING HEDRANK BLEACH BEFORE CALLIN9-1-1.

THE VICTIM WAS ON THEBEDROOM FLOOR.

JUDY BROPHY ISTHE C- E-O OF SAFE SPACE, ANON PROFIT THAT HELPS VICTIMSOF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

SHE'SSEEN THE SPIKE IN INCIDENTS -SINCE THE START OF TCOVID-19 PANDEMIC.

MOST FOLKSHAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED BEINGIN A LOCKDOWN BEING IN A PLACEWHERE THEY CAN'T GO OUT.

THEYCAN'T SEE THEIR FAMILY.

THEYCAN'T TALK TO THEIR FRIENDTHE CHILDREN'S SCHOOLS ARECLOSED.

THEY'VE LOST THEJOBS.

BROPHY SAYS DOMESTICVIOLENCE INCIDENTS ON THETREASURE COAST ARE U79-PERCENT WE KNOW DOMESTICVIOLENCE COMPRISED OFPHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL,PSYCHOLOGICAL, VERBAL, WE KNOWIT'S FINANCIAL AND PROGRESSISOCIAL ISOLATION.

I'M STILHAVING A HARD TIME PROCESSINGIT BELIEVE ME.

JUST KNOWINGTHEM, THE LENGTH OF TIME THATWE HAVE.

HE'D DO ANYTHING FORYOU.

EITHER ONE OF THEM.OFFICIALS AT SAFE SPACE SAY IFYOU THINK THAT YOU MIGHT BEEXPERIENCING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE- THEY HAVE 24 HOUR RESOURCES- WE'VE PROVIDED INFORMATIONTHROUGH OUR WEBSITE - WPTV.COM/ OR WFLX.COM.

THEY'LL PROVIDEAN OUTREACH ADVOCATE AND EVENHAVE AN EMERGENCY SHELTER.

INPORT ST LUCIE.

IM DEREK LOWE<SIG OUT