MIDVALE, Utah (AP) - Authorities in Utah have identified the woman killed in a violent incident at a home south of Salt Lake City, where a child was also injured.
The Unified Police Department identified the victim as 41-year-old Utahna Halona, KUTV-TV reported Wednesday.
“Our deepest condolences to her family and friends,” the department said in a statement.
Two children came out of the Midvale house on Wednesday and told a neighbor that their father was attacking their mother, police said. Arriving officers found the woman, who later died from her injuries, authorities said.
A 7-year-old girl was also injured and was taken to the hospital, police said. She is expected to be OK.
A suspect has been identified, but not yet booked into jail, authorities said. No attorney was immediately listed in court records. An investigation is ongoing.
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