Suspect Arrested, Charged in Fatal Stabbing at 8801 South Braeswood Boulevard

Charges have been filed against a suspect arrested in the fatal stabbing of a woman that occurred at 8801 South Braeswood Boulevard about 8:35 p.m. Sunday (June 29).
The suspect, Jose Ignacio Diaz Pina, 31, is charged with murder in the 497th State District Court. A booking photo of Diaz Pina is attached to this news release.
The identity of the victim, 40, is pending notification to family members by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.
HPD Homicide Division Detectives M. Althaus and I. Barrett reported:
Officers responded to a report of a stabbing at an apartment complex at the above address. Officers made entry into the apartment and found a woman suffering from multiple stab wounds inside a bedroom. Paramedics responded to the scene pronounced the female deceased.
The suspect, Jose Diaz Pina, returned to the scene and surrendered to officers. The Harris County District Attorney’s Office was consulted and the suspect was subsequently charged and booked into the Harris County Jail.

Jose Ignacio Diaz Pina
ECR/SOA       6-30-25
Inc. #084640625