BEXAR COUNTY, Texas – A 21-year-old suspect accused of stabbing and killing her mother at a West Bexar County home has been charged with murder, Bexar County jail records show.
The stabbing happened around 2:30 p.m. on Saturday at a home in the 1200 block of Farnsworth Drive. Deputies said the suspect called authorities on Saturday and told them that she stabbed a family member.
Deputies confirmed Sunday that the 21-year-old suspect is the victim’s daughter.
Rachel Zamarripa, 21, was arrested by deputies just before 3 p.m. Saturday and officially booked into the Bexar County Adult Detention Center just after 5 a.m. Sunday.
Jail records indicate that the 21-year-old suspect has been charged with first-degree murder, which is considered a felony.
The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office also identified the stabbing victim as 58-year-old Linda Zamarripa on Sunday.
After she was stabbed, the 58-year-old victim was transported to a hospital where she was pronounced dead, deputies said.
In its initial investigation, the sheriff’s office described the 21-year-old suspect as the victim’s caregiver.
The suspect is also facing a $100,000 bond, jail records show.
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