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Bellflower Murder Follows Fight Between Woman's Estranged Husband And Current Beau

BELLFLOWER (CBSLA.com) — Authorities say a stabbing death in Bellflower followed an altercation between a woman's estranged husband and her current boyfriend.

According to Deputy Paul Gomez of the LA County Sheriff's Bureau, the stabbing victim was the unidentified woman's boyfriend.

The murder was reported at 12:38 a.m. in the 14000 block of McNab Avenue.

The boyfriend was declared dead at the scene. The man's name is being withheld pending notification of family.

According to broadcast reports, the woman's boyfriend was involved in a fight with the woman's estranged husband.

The woman's estranged husband is being detained.

Anyone with knowledge of this crime was asked to call the sheriff's homicide bureau at (323) 890-5500.

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