WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah — A 53-year-old West Valley City woman is facing aggravated assault charges after police claim she repeatedly stabbed her husband after finding messages from another woman on his phone.
According to court documents, police were called to the home on Sunday by the couple's child, who lives in the same home where the victim and suspect live in a mother-in-law suite in the basement.
Police were told that the couple had been arguing since the night before. However, the caller had stated that they still heard arguing and could hear grandpa calling out for help.
The caller went downstairs to try and get the couple to open the door, but could only hear their father weakly asking for help
West Valley City police arrived and knocked for several minutes and received no answer before Ivonne Hernandez answered the door. Police reported seeing glass all around Diaz's feet, along with blood, which appeared to be mixed with water.
After convincing Diaz to move outside of the house, officers went inside and found the victim with several lacerations and stab wounds on his arms and torso. First responders rushed the man to the hospital with a possible collapsed lung.
Inside the home, investigators noted about $3,270 worth of damage.
The victim talked to police and said that Diaz had found messages between him and another woman while the pair were drinking. This, according to the victim, angered Diaz, and she began to throw and smash bottles of liquor on him.
Eventually, detectives said, Diaz grabbed a knife and began to stab the victim.
When police searched the home, they allegedly found a pile of clothing near the closet that had obviously been set on fire before being doused in a liquid.
Diaz faces charges of aggravated assault resulting in serious bodily injury, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated arson, and public intoxication, among others. She is being held without bail.
