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Contra Costa DA Charges Martinez Mother With Murder in Daughter’s Stabbing

Arraignment is set for Nov. 24 following prosecutors’ filing of a deadly-weapon enhancement.

Overview

  • The Contra Costa County District Attorney charged 36-year-old Brittney Evanna Kazee with one count of felony murder and an enhancement for using a knife.
  • Martinez police said they responded around 1:40 p.m. on Nov. 18 to a reported altercation at an apartment complex on Fig Tree Lane.
  • Officers found the 19-year-old daughter unconscious with a stomach wound, and she later died at John Muir Walnut Creek Medical Center.
  • Kazee was arrested near the scene and remains in custody at the Martinez Detention Facility on $1 million bail.
  • Authorities have described the incident as following an argument, and news outlets have reported differing spellings of the victim’s name pending official confirmation.