JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The son of a woman fatally stabbed at a Jacksonville home on Saturday has been arrested and charged with his mother's murder, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office announced Tuesday.

Hector Munoz-Ochoa, 24, is charged with second-degree murder in connection to the murder of his mother, Lilian Ochoa-Menjivar, who was 55 years old.

Around 3 p.m. Sunday, JSO said officers responded to a home on Peach Drive in reference to assisting the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department. After arriving, JSO said officers found a woman, now identified as Ochoa-Menjivar, suffering from multiple stab wounds. A JSO spokesperson said she died at the scene.

JSO said Tuesday that Munoz-Ochoa was "quickly" identified as the suspect in the murder, though the agency did not provide details ab

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