Houston, TX – According to the police officials, the 38-year-old man, later identified as Llee, was arrested and later charged with capital murder after authorities say he killed his partner, later identified as 38-year-old Christy, by strangIing the woman to death, then claimed the woman took her own Iife by overdosing on drugs.
Authorities said the woman, who was pregnant, never used drugs in her life and wasn’t suicidaI. Her husband told investigators that she went to sleep, several hours later he found his wife dead. Authorities claim the man ‘intentionally and knowingly applied pressure on the woman’s neck only to kill her and her unborn child’.
The 38-year-old husband reportedly told first responders that he and his partner got into a heated argument before she went to sleep. The man also claims that several hours later, he discovered that his wife was not breathing and overdosed. The 38-year-old man claims his partner took her own life. The husband also told authorities that his wife never used drugs in her life and was not suicidaI.
He reportedly told police he and his wife had been arguing and then she went to bed. Three hours later, he says he found her unresponsive. The records also show two small children were inside the house when this all occurred. During the investigation process, the medical examiner told investigators that the woman was strangled to death. The victim also had bruising and apparent trauma to her face.