Costa Mesa officers arrived at a home after getting reports of a woman needing medical help and found Denise Avila, 29, dead from several stab wounds.
Before officers arrived, Avila's live-in boyfriend, later identified as 28-year-old Martin Laragarcia, was seen leaving the apartment in a car.
Hours later, he returned to the apartment while officers were there and was arrested, officers said. Police didn't specify what led to the stabbing.
The weapon believed to have been used in the stabbing has been found, officials said. The investigation remains ongoing.
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