Two folks have been charged within the loss of life of a Fort Campbell soldier who was stabbed practically 70 occasions final yr, police stated Saturday.
Sofia Rodas, 35, has been charged with first-degree homicide and tampering with proof within the loss of life of US Military Non-public First Class Katia Dueñas Aguilar, 23, the Clarksville Police Division stated in a information launch.
Aguilar’s physique was present in her residence within the Tennessee metropolis of Clarksville in Could.
Reynaldo Salinas Cruz, Aguilar’s husband, has been charged with tampering with proof in her loss of life.
Each Salinas Cruz, 40, and Rodas had been held on unrelated federal prices.
They had been extradited to Clarksville on Friday, police stated.
Their legal professionals of their federal instances didn’t instantly return calls on Saturday.
The main points associated to the costs weren’t instantly accessible.
Dueñas Aguilar, of Mesquite Texas, enlisted within the Military in 2018 and a yr later got here to Fort Campbell, on the Tennessee-Kentucky border.
She was a member of the one hundred and first Fight Aviation Brigade, one hundred and first Airborne Division.
An post-mortem report from the Montgomery County Medical Examiner’s Workplace stated Dueñas Aguilar suffered 68 stab wounds to her neck and higher physique.
The health worker dominated the reason for loss of life a murder on account of sharp-force accidents of the neck.
