Crime & Safety
Mission Viejo Woman Suspected In Fatal Stabbing
Authorities are looking for a woman, whose last known address was in South Orange County, in connection with the stabbing of her boyfriend.
WESTMINSTER, CA — Westminister police Thursday sought a 32-year-old Mission Viejo woman suspected of fatally stabbing a man believed to be her boyfriend.
Ashley Dee-Anna Charnley allegedly stabbed the man in the abdomen around 8 p.m. Wednesday in the 13000 block of Goldenwest Street, near the Garden Grove (22) Freeway, Westminster Police Department Sgt. Alan Aoki said.
The victim was taken to a hospital after Westminister Police Department officers and Orange County Fire Authority paramedics began life- saving measures. He died at the hospital, Aoki said.
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``Charnley and the victim are believed to have been in a dating relationship, however, the motive for the stabbing is unclear," Westminister Police Department Deputy Chief Cameron Knauerhaze said in a statement.
A judge issued a murder warrant for Charnley. She also had a search warrant issued for her for narcotic offenses, Aoki said.
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According to Aoki, Charnley is known to frequent motels around the North and West Orange County areas and that detectives described her as a 5- foot, 9-inch white woman weighing 175 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. Her last known place of residence was in Mission Viejo.
Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Charnley was urged to call 714-548-3767. Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 815-847-6227.
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