Husband Arrested After Body Found in Manhattan Parking Garage
NEW YORK (AP) -- Police say a man has surrendered in the stabbing death of his estranged wife, whose body was found dumped in a Manhattan parking garage.
Police said 42-year-old William Davila was in custody on Friday, and that charges were pending [NY Times].
The body of 39-year-old Leonida Davila was discovered late Tuesday in the passenger seat of an SUV in a Lower East Side parking garage. The vehicle was registered to her husband.
The wife had been stabbed several times [NY Daily News] in the head, neck and body. Authorities said she and her husband had a long history of domestic violence.
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