PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Officials confirmed Friday the arrest of a man they say killed his mother after a verbal altercation escalated.
Detectives responded to the area of 29081 US Highway 19 North in unincorporated Clearwater just before 3 p.m. on Jan. 29, after getting a call from someone who said 24-year-old Daniel Sanchez called them saying he killed his mother, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) report.
Deputies found 65-year-old Yolanda Sanchez in a bedroom with multiple stab wounds. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
During their investigation, PCSO said they learned there was a verbal altercation that turned physical, with Daniel admitting to stabbing his mother multiple times until she was dead.
PCSO arrested Daniel on a second-degree murder charge.
He was transported to the Pinellas County Jail.
The investigation is ongoing.
This is a developing story. Tampa Bay 28 will provide more details as they become available.
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