UPDATE (1:21 p.m., April 15):
According to the interim complaint, a neighbor heard kids screaming and crying in the room next to his and contacted the property manager.
The property manager went to check on the room. He opened the door to find a female, identified in the TPD news release as Katylnne Roy, lying on the ground, the complaint said, and Martine Mayorquin standing over her.
The children were in the bathroom crying.
The complaint said Mayorquin attempted to render aid but she died at the scene.
It went on to say Roy had injuries to her neck and at least one eye, consistent with strangulation, the complaint said.
One of the children said he saw his dad choking his mom. Post Miranda, Mayorquin told officers he choked Roy twice, the complaint said, and punched her in the mouth twice between the chokings.
Mayorquin had scratch marks on his chest and back.
UPDATE (12:51 p.m., April 14):
Tucson Police have identified the victim in the homicide case as 28-year-old Katlynne Roy.
According to a news release from Tucson Police, officers responded to a call for service in the 600 block of North Dodge Boulevard at just before 6 p.m. on Monday, April 13.
They arrived to find Roy's body on the floor with "apparent strangulation trauma," the news release said.
Detectives determined probable cause to arrest 32-year-old Martine Mayorquin on suspicion of domestic violence first-degree murder and three counts of domestic violence child abuse.
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Tucson Police say they're investigating a homicide at a home near Dodge Blvd and 5th St.
TPD says there is no threat to the public, and will release more details via a press release at a later time.
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