UPDATE Kyle Murder: HCSO Releases Name Of Mother, Victims And Autopsy Results

The Hays County Sheriff’s Office has charged the suspect in the death of the 5-year-old female and the stabbing of a 58-year-old male with Capital Murder, a capital felony, and Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, a second-degree felony.

The suspect is identified as Krystle Concepcion Villanueva  Hispanic  female  DOB:  03-07-1992;

Her daughter is identified as Giovanna Larae Hernandez 5 years of age, and through investigation, deputies discovered that Villanueva had stabbed and partially mutilated her daughter prior to stabbing Arellano-Uresti in his residence.

Villanueva was magistrated by Judge Joann Prado, Justice of the Peace Precinct 1-1, who set the bond for the Capital Murder at $800,000 cash or surety and $300,000 for the Aggravated Assault charge. Villanueva remains incarcerated at the Hays County Jail.

Autopsy results from the Travis County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the cause of death as a homicide by stabbing.

“The investigation is ongoing to discern and fully comprehend the tragic and horrific circumstances surrounding this capital murder,” stated Dennis Gutierrez, Lieutenant Hays County Sheriff’s Office.

It is unknown if any drugs or alcohol played a role in this offense until toxicology results come back within the next 4-6 weeks. 

The male victim has been identified as Eustorgio Arellano-Uresti, 58 years of age. Uresti received multiple stab wounds and was transported to a nearby hospital, treated and later released.