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Two sisters and a friend have been charged with murder after a 32-year-old Texas mother of five was stabbed multiple times in broad daylight at a bar and later died, authorities said.
Kitty Mia Diaz, 21; Amaya Cookie Diaz, 19; and Kyandra Renee Faz, 21, were arrested Thursday on murder charges in connection with the slaying, the Del Rio Police Department wrote in a statement posted on Facebook.
The victim has been identified as Caroline “Caro” Peña, 32, according to local media reports.
“She was one of those people who was born to be a mother,” Peña’s childhood friend, Zelina Ochoa, told KENS 5, fighting back tears. “She really loved being a mother.”
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Kyandra Renee Faz, 21; Amaya Cookie Diaz, 19; and Kitty Mia Diaz, 21, were arrested for the murder of Caroline Peña, 32. (Del Rio, Texas, Police Department)
Del Rio is a city of 35,000 people in southwest Texas near the Mexican border.
Police said officers responded around 2:10 p.m. Thursday to Val Verde Regional Medical Center after receiving a report that a woman had arrived with multiple stab wounds from being assaulted at an intersection.
“This was not something that happened in the back lot; this happened on the corner near Sonic on one of our busiest streets during the day,” Ochoa told KENS 5.
Due to the severity of her injuries, the woman was taken to San Antonio Medical Center for emergency treatment, police said. Investigators were notified around 9 p.m. that he died after being stabbed twice in the back and third in the stomach.
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Kyandra Faz, 21, was a friend of two sisters arrested for the stabbing death of Caroline Peña, 32. (Del Rio, Texas, Police Department)
Detectives reviewed surveillance video, reviewed evidence and interviewed witnesses before identifying Kitty Diaz, Cookie Diaz and Faz as suspects, police said. Kitty Diaz and Cookie Diaz were arrested without incident at 4pm local time on Thursday, and Faz was arrested a short time later.
Another friend, Christina Salinas, told the outlet that she missed a call from Peña shortly before the stabbing and later saw him in a photo of her suffering from the wounds that circulated on social media.
“I feel like if I would have answered that phone, to be honest, I would have been there with him,” said Salinas. “It couldn’t have come like that.”
Police have not publicly released the motive.
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Amaya Diaz, 19, was one of the sisters arrested for the stabbing death of Caroline Peña, 32. (Del Rio, Texas, Police Department)
Salinas said he rushed to the hospital and was able to say goodbye before Peña was taken to San Antonio.
“That girl, she was a fighter: She was still standing,” Salinas said.
All three suspects were booked into the Del Rio Police Department before being transported to the GEO Correctional Facility, where police said they are awaiting arraignment.
The investigation is still ongoing, and police said more charges may be filed as detectives continue to gather evidence.
Kitty Diaz, 21, was one of the sisters arrested for the stabbing death of Caroline Peña, 32. (Del Rio, Texas, Police Department)
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Peña is survived by his five children – a 17-year-old eldest son – and a twin sister, according to reports.
“If he needed something and he had it, even if it was last, he would give it to you,” Ochoa told KENS 5.
