A Detroit man is facing charges, including first-degree murder, in the stabbing death of his live-in girlfriend.
Kevin Henry, 50, is accused of stabbing Valencia Burden, 54, to death.
Her body was found Monday night at her apartment near the Southfield Freeway and Warren. Henry was arrested after turning himself in.
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said this is the ninth alleged domestic violence murder this year, a trend she calls "truly frightening."
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“This is our ninth alleged domestic violence homicide of 2021. If this continues, we will far exceed the cases from last year and they were a record high,” Worthy said in a news release. “The numbers of non-fatal domestic violence cases have also exploded. We had over 10,000 no- fatal warrant requests in 2020. These trends are truly frightening.”