Joy Chandra Nath (Miami-Dade County).
Police in Florida arrested a 29-year-old man after he allegedly stabbed his ex-girlfriend to death in her car in Miami.
The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office said in a press release it began investigating shortly before 4 p.m. Saturday when the grandmother of a 3-year-old flagged a deputy down in the area of Southwest 144th Street and Southwest 134th Avenue. The girl had been walking alone in the residential complex. She had what appeared to be dried blood on her face and clothing, cops said.
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Deputies went to the girl’s home in search of her mother but she wasn’t there. During a search of the area, cops found the mother’s vehicle and found her unresponsive with apparent stab wounds. Paramedics responded to the scene and pronounced the woman, later identified as 24-year-old Maria Camila Garcia-Molina, dead.
Through “investigative means,” cops arrested 29-year-old Joy Chandra Nath on charges of second-degree murder and child abuse.
Local NBC affiliate WTVJ obtained an arrest report that further detailed the incident. It said deputies found Garcia-Molina’s body covered in blankets in the passenger seat of her car. She suffered from stab wounds on her neck, torso and other extremities. Deputies reportedly believe the girl was with her mother at the time of the murder. The girl told deputies that her mother was hit in the head and was sleeping, according to the affidavit. It did not appear the girl suffered any physical injuries in the incident.
Garcia-Molina’s family reportedly said Nath was her ex-boyfriend and she had to obtain a restraining order against him because he was stalking her. There had been an altercation on Friday at a local mall between Nath and Garcia-Molina’s current boyfriend, the affidavit reportedly said.
Deputies arrested Nath after a traffic stop early Sunday morning. He reportedly had scratches on his face, arms and neck. Nath also was allegedly in possession of the victim’s belongings and claimed he was on his way to return them. The suspect reportedly told cops that he, Garcia-Molina and her daughter went to breakfast and the victim gave him her purse and cell phone.
Nath remains at the Miami-Dade County jail without bond. Records show he was out on bond for theft-related charges from last year.
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