SAN MATEO – A lady who was nine months pregnant was found dead in her peninsula home Sunday night, and her partner was arrested hours later in Southern California on suspicion of murder, authorities said.
Shortly after 6 p.m., San Mateo law enforcement officials were called to a house within the 1300 block of B Street for a report of a pregnant woman being arrested and to take care of a growing group of distressed relatives, police said.
Paramedics on the scene pronounced the 37-year-old woman dead along along with her unborn child, police said. Investigators quickly deemed the deaths suspicious, citing witness statements and “evidence found at the scene” to discover the lady's partner, 33-year-old Andrew Coleman, as a possible suspect.
Police confirmed on Monday that Coleman was the kid's father.
Police haven’t released the explanation for death, nor have they disclosed once they imagine the deaths occurred. The San Mateo County coroner's office had not released the lady's identity as of Monday afternoon.
Coleman was not on the scene when police arrived, but the next investigation revealed evidence that he was headed toward Southern California.
After San Mateo police alerted law enforcement to Coleman's possible whereabouts within the Los Angeles area, he was arrested in West Covina, police said.
Where Coleman was being held was unclear Monday; there was no record of him within the Los Angeles County jail system. But police said investigators from San Mateo traveled to Southern California to query Coleman.
This is a developing story. Check back later for updates.
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