A man who allegedly killed his girlfriend by throwing her off a third-floor walkway outside her San Ysidro apartment was behind bars Tuesday.
Patrol personnel responding to a call from a person who reported seeing a woman fall into a courtyard at the residential complex in the 500 block of West San Ysidro Boulevard found 61-year-old Irene Williams suffering from severe head trauma and a broken leg about 7:30 p.m. Monday, according to the San Diego Police Department.
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WATCH HEREParamedics took Williams to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Officers arrested the victim's boyfriend, 57-year-old Albert Turner, at the scene of the alleged homicide, which took place during an argument between him and Williams inside the apartment, according to police.
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SIGN UP "At some point, Williams began throwing Turner’s belongings over the railing of the balcony corridor," police said in a news release, then he "then threw Williams over the railing onto the concrete below.
"I see her around all the time," a neighbor told NBC 7 on Tuesday. "She's just a frail, little old lady. He was big, you know, muscular — you know, he was a big guy."
The neighbor said Turner had been living in the apartment with Williams for "the last 30 days."
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Turner, who has been booked on one count of murder, is being held at San Diego Central Jail without bail pending arraignment, which is scheduled for Thursday afternoon.
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