California police arrested a man after his “badly injured” wife called 911 to report that her husband had allegedly tried to kill her by throwing her into the water and then burying her alive, officials said recently.
The woman called the Coronado City Police Department shortly before 9 pm local time on Wednesday, telling dispatchers that “her husband had just tried to kill her on the beach,” officials said in a post on Facebook announcing the alleged crime.
The police arrived at Ocean Boulevard to find the victim on the sidewalk, seriously injured.
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Police believe the couple started arguing when they were on the beach in the early evening, when “the suspect started attacking his wife,” they said.
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After unsuccessfully trying to throw the woman into the water, the suspect allegedly buried her alive in a hole in the sand, police said.
The woman managed to escape and ran towards the street, where a passerby found her on the sidewalk and helped her call 911.
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Respondents took her to a local hospital for treatment. Her husband, identified as José Luis Mares III, a 23-year-old Moreno Valley resident, was charged with attempted murder, assault with major bodily injuries, domestic violence, private imprisonment and violation of parole, police said.
Records show that he is now being held at San Diego Central Prison.