Overview

• A 25-year-old woman in Hayward is under investigation after stabbing her 30-year-old boyfriend to death in their Depot Road apartment complex.
• She told officers she had been physically assaulted and used a knife in self-defense and has not been arrested.
• First responders transported the woman for medical evaluation while the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
• The Hayward Police Department has launched a formal homicide investigation and is withholding identities pending next-of-kin notification.
• Authorities are seeking public assistance and ask anyone with information to contact Detective Martinez at 510-293-7176.