Posted: Monday, August 20, 2018. 9:00 a.m. CST.
By BBN Staff:Â A woman was allegedly killed by her husband in a jealous rage this morning.
She is Mariela Alpuche, 34.
She was inside room #3 at the Panting Hotel in Independence village when an argument reportedly ensued with her husband, Arturo Rodriguez, 48.
The argument quickly escalated into a physical altercation during which Alpuche was apparently choked to death.
Rodriguez remains in police detention pending charges.
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