Husband Facing Charges In Stabbing Death Near Hialeah City Hall

Police say the husband of a woman found stabbed to death inside of a car near Hialeah City Hall is now facing murder charges.

Luis Palacios-Madariaga, 28, is facing a second-degree murder charge in the killing of 25-year-old Wendy Bandera, jail records showed.

Palacios-Madariaga remained hospitalized Friday following Wednesday's fatal stabbing. 

Bandera's was found in a car parked along the street outside the building at 501 Palm Avenue, with Palacios-Madariaga found injured nearby.

Police said they are investigating the incident as a murder-suicide attempt. 

Family members said the couple was in the middle of a divorce and that their relationship had deteriorated since they arrived in South Florida from Venezuela more than a year ago.


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