Monday, January 30, 2012

Suspect in fatal San Leandro stabbing found dead

A man found hanged at the Port of Oakland Saturday was identified Sunday as the suspect in the fatal stabbing of a teenage mother in San Leandro, authorities said.

The death of Henry Leon, 19, of Oakland is being investigated as a suicide by hanging, the Alameda County coroner's office said. His body was found on the 700 block of Maritime Street at the port in West Oakland about 4:20 p.m. Saturday.

Leon was suspected of fatally stabbing 15-year-old Myrna Umanzor, the mother of their 9-month-old daughter, at her family's home on the 1900 block of Pacific Avenue in San Leandro. The stabbing occurred about 6:20 p.m. Friday, said police Lt. Jeff Tudor.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/01/30/BAGR1N08II.DTL

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