JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A 24-year-old man has been arrested and is facing charges in the murder of his mother Saturday on Peach Drive in Jacksonville.
Jacksonville police responded to a home where they discovered 55-year-old Lilian Ochoa-Menjivar with multiple stab wounds. Her death was ruled a homicide by the Medical Examiner’s Office.
The investigation was promptly initiated by Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office’s homicide unit, alongside District 2 Patrol and the Crime Scene Unit. Detectives identified the victim’s son, Hector Munoz-Ochoa, as the suspect. Munoz-Ochoa was arrested and is currently detained at the Duval County jail.
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According to court records, Munoz-Ochoa was arrested in 2020 for threatening to kill his mother with a knife. The case was dropped. A year later he was arrested for aggravated battery and found incompetent to stand trial, according to court records. He was placed in a mental health facility for two years.
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