A 33-year-old woman accused of fatally stabbing her partner over the weekend in City Heights pleaded not guilty to a murder charge Tuesday.
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Officers responded around 11:30 a.m. to reports of a loud dispute and a stabbing at a residence on 39th Street near University Avenue, according to the San Diego Police Department.
Police said they found Daniel Estevan Cornejo, 33, suffering from severe bleeding. Despite life-saving efforts by responding officers, Cornejo was pronounced dead at the scene
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Investigators identified his domestic partner, Sandra Venta, as the suspect. Venta remained at the scene and reported minor injuries. She was evaluated at a hospital before being booked into the Las Colinas Detention Facility on a single count of murder.
Venta remained in custody without bail following a Tuesday afternoon arraignment in San Diego Superior Court. She faces up to 25 years to life in state prison if convicted.
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The couple shared a 6-year-old child who was at school during the incident.
