Calif. man accused of killing girlfriend in hotel room with shards of glass

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (TCN) — A 30-year-old man has been charged with murder for allegedly killing his girlfriend in a hotel room this month.

On the evening of Jan. 6, Uriel Gamboa called the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office and said he killed his girlfriend, Aliya Pitts, inside of a hotel room and that he “was feeling suicidal.” Deputies went to the scene and found Pitts deceased and Gamboa injured. Medics took Gamboa to a nearby hospital, where he was treated for his apparent self-inflicted injuries. The medical examiner ruled Pitts’ death a homicide.

Gamboa left the hospital on Jan. 10, and was booked into the Ventura County Jail. The Ventura County District Attorney’s Office announced Jan. 15 that they were charging Gamboa with murder and special allegations including use of a deadly weapon, crime committed with great bodily injury, and crime involving great violence.

According to the Ventura County Star, Pitts’ cause of death was listed as sharp and blunt force injuries with probable strangulation.

Prosecutors reportedly wrote in court documents that Gamboa allegedly killed Pitts with “broken bottle/shards of glass” sometime between Jan. 4 and Jan. 6.

The district attorney’s office said Gamboa is in custody without bail.

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