Crime & Safety

Woman's New Boyfriend Stabbed To Death By Ex-Boyfriend: Police

The Katy man, who fled after the attack, was arrested later by police.

KATY, TX – A man has been arrested after deputies say he stabbed his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend to death during an argument in her home. The stabbing happened about 5 a.m. Thursday at a home in the 3700 block of Daintree Park Court.

When deputies arrived, the ex-boyfriend was gone. The woman told investigators she had her new boyfriend over to her home. Her ex-boyfriend, who is also the father of one her children, showed up and began arguing with her new boyfriend and stabbed him to death in front of her children, she told police.

The boyfriend, who has not been identified, died at the scene. Deputies searched for the ex-boyfriend and arrested him a short time later on FM 1463.

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The suspect was taken to the Fort Bend County Jail for questioning and is expected to be charged later this morning. His name has not yet been released.

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