Man charged with murder, kidnapping their 5-year-old child before fleeing to Mexico

A 40-year-old Los Angeles man was charged with murder after authorities say he killed his girlfriend and abducted their young child before fleeing to Mexico. Ruben Fregosojuarez was charged with one count of murder and one misdemeanor count of child abuse under circumstances other than great bodily injury or death, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. LAPD officers found a woman dead inside a West Adams home around 12:39 p.m. Monday and learned the child was missing. A California Highway Patrol Amber Alert described the child, named Daleza, as about four years old and last seen with the suspect in a 2019 Land Rover Discovery. The investigation continues as authorities pursue charges and extradition if applicable.