MAN CHARGED IN WIFE'S DEATH POLICE BELIEVE WOMAN WAS STRANGLED DURING ARGUMENT.Byline: Naush Boghossian Staff Writer An Encino man who told police he strangled stran·gle v. stran·gled, stran·gling, stran·gles v.tr. 1. a. To kill by squeezing the throat so as to choke or suffocate; throttle. b. his wife to death after an argument, then slashed slash v. slashed, slash·ing, slash·es v.tr. 1. To cut or form by cutting with forceful sweeping strokes: slash a path through the underbrush. 2. his wrists in an attempt to kill himself, was arrested early Saturday Saturday: see week; Sabbath. in her slaying. Agustin Juan Barragan, 35, an unemployed auto parts Auto parts are components of automobiles. They mainly are, in alphabetic order (only car specific articles or articles with car section):
Police said Barragan and his wife, Maria Barragan, 28, got into an argument Friday night at their home in the 17800 block of Miranda Street and it escalated to physical violence. Police believe Barragan strangled his wife to death about 11:30 p.m., then slashed his own wrists in an unsuccessful suicide attempt suicide attempt, suicide bid n → intento de suicidio suicide attempt, suicide bid n → tentative f de suicide . He left his home, with their two children - a 6-year-old-girl and a 10-year-old boy - still asleep, and went to the Van Nuys home of his mother and uncle and told them what he had done, investigators said. On their way to the police station, they flagged down an officer and he confessed. ``It's a domestic violence incident that was taken to the extreme,'' Detective Rick Swanston said. ``These kids went to sleep last night, and when they woke up this morning their mother's been killed and their father's in jail for murder. It's a horrible situation for the kids.'' Neighbors were stunned stun tr.v. stunned, stun·ning, stuns 1. To daze or render senseless, by or as if by a blow. 2. To overwhelm or daze with a loud noise. 3. Saturday, describing a happy family and a quiet man. ``I never heard any noise from them. The man was very much a gentleman,'' neighbor Minoo Nia said, crying. ``Even if he did it in front of my eyes, I wouldn't believe it. I can't believe such a beautiful young girl has been killed and a guy like him did something like this.'' Marc George, a neighbor of four years, said he sensed there was trouble at the Barragan home because police had responded there on Super Bowl Sunday Sunday: see Sabbath; week. on a domestic violence call. Swanston said it appears the incident was a minor family dispute and no police action was taken. ``I knew they (police) would come back. I just didn't think they were going to come back with the coroner's truck,'' George said. ``I thought they were the picture of the American dream American dream also American Dream n. An American ideal of a happy and successful life to which all may aspire: . They seemed happy. They just fought a couple of times. I just felt something could have been done.'' Naush Boghossian, (818) 546-3306 naush.boghossian(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: A man walks his dog past a home in Encino where, police say, a man strangled his wife Friday night as their two children slept, then slashed his wrists before surrendering to police. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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