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Man fatally stabbed mother of his children at their west Oak Cliff home, police say
Yoni Vasquez Velasquez, 28, was arrested on a murder charge Monday.
File photo.(David Woo / Staff Photographer)
A man fatally stabbed the mother of his children Monday morning, Dallas police said.
Police were called about 7:15 a.m. to a home in the 4500 block of Lizzy Drive, near South Cockrell Hill Road and West Illinois Avenue in west Oak Cliff.
Officers found 23-year-old Irma Bonilla dead from multiple stab wounds at the home.
Police said Yoni Vasquez Velasquez, 28, was found nearby and taken to police headquarters, where he admitted stabbing Bonilla. According to police, the two lived together at the home and had children.
Incumbent faces 3 challengers in Dallas City Council’s District 1 race
Chad West faces Giovanni Valderas, Stephani Kyle and Gerardo Sanchez in the contest to represent Bishop Arts and Oak Cliff.
Bishop Arts District on Thursday, June 29, 2017 in Dallas(Ashley Landis / Staff Photographer)
The Dallas City Council elections are May 1 and early voting starts Monday. All 14 council seats are contested, and three districts, 2, 11 and 13, will see new faces as the incumbents have reached term limits. The other 11 incumbents face challengers. This is the fourth of 14 stories on the races, which started with coverage of the three open seats. The rest are being featured in ascending numerical order.
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