Dearborn Heights police arrest husband after woman found stabbed to death

Woman in 30s found stabbed to death at home in Dearborn Heights

DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. – Dearborn Heights police arrested the husband of a woman in her 30s who was found stabbed to death Thursday night at a home in the 7000 block of Nightingale Street.

Police say the man called 911 about 5 p.m. to report a home invasion. Officers arrested him after they found his wife stabbed to death in the home.

The husband told 911 someone had broken into the home and killed his wife. However, police say it was the husband who stabbed her repeatedly until she died.

Police sources tell Local 4 the couple had been going through a divorce. They were in an argument Thursday evening when it turned deadly, sources say.

Police detectives have been searching the home, now a crime scene, for any evidence.

Stay with ClickOnDetroit.com and Local 4 for more information as it becomes available.