Man Charged in Stabbing at Mall
A man stabbed his ex-girlfriend in the back after she told him she was pregnant with his child, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies said Friday.
“Here is your Christmas present,” Gustavo Ruiz, 22, told Yoshandi Santillan, 26, when he allegedly attacked her, deputies said.
Santillan, of Newhall, was treated at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital and later taken to Olive View-UCLA Medical Center in Sylmar. Information about her condition was not immediately available.
Ruiz allegedly stabbed Santillan at the Valencia Town Center mall Thursday about 8:20 p.m., said Sgt. Dave Stewart of the Sheriff’s Santa Clarita station. Deputies later arrested Ruiz, of Newhall, at his home. Ruiz was booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and was being held in lieu of $30,000 bail, Stewart said.
According to deputies, Santillan was shopping with Ruiz’s family when she saw Ruiz with his current girlfriend. Santillan walked up to the couple and told them she was pregnant with Ruiz’s child.
The couple left and about half an hour later Ruiz allegedly returned and stabbed Santillan at the mall, deputies said.
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