Crime & Safety

Woman, 57, Arrested In Fatal Bay Point Stabbing

A 57-year-old woman is suspected of stabbing a man to death in Bay Point, according to police.

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA — A 57-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of murder in connection to the fatal stabbing of a man in Bay Point.

The man died Thursday after being stabbed in a house on Solano Court in Bay Point northeast of Concord.

Muir Station deputy sheriffs arrived shortly after 11:30 a.m at the house, where they found the man bleeding from stab wounds. He died at a local hospital.

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Authorities have not yet released the victim's name.

Deputies arrested 57-year-old Libelyn Utt of Bay Point. She was charged with murder and is being held without bail at the Martinez Detention Facility.

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Detectives from the homicide unit are continuing the investigation.

Anyone with any information about the stabbing should call the Investigation Division at (925) 313-2600, email tips@so.cccounty.us, or call (866) 846-3592 to leave an anonymous message.

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