Amaya Cookie Diaz, 19, and Kitty Mia Diaz, 21, were arrested by Del Rio police shortly after allegedly stabbing 32-year-old Caroline “Caro” Peña multiple times in broad daylight on Thursday. A third woman, Kyandra Renee Faz, 21, has also been arrested in connection with the homicide.
Video footage captured by an independent journalist outside the Diaz sisters' home showed Kitty Diaz, barefoot and wearing shorts and a halter top, grinning as she was escorted into a patrol car. Her sister, Amaya Diaz, also appeared to smile as she was placed in a police vehicle. The man filming reported that Amaya Diaz later stuck her tongue out of the car window.
An independent journalist who was filming police activity in the area said he noticed Kitty Diaz appeared to be in a "happy mood" and was "goofing off like nothing happened." He reported that Amaya Diaz later appeared to be "sticking out her face, sticking out her tongue and goofing off."
Peña was transported to a San Antonio hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries around 9 p.m. on Thursday. Del Rio police, alerted to the hospital, traced the stabbing to an address in the city, which has a population of approximately 35,000 residents. The motive for the alleged attack has not been publicly disclosed by authorities.
According to social media, Kitty Diaz is a mother to a young son. The victim, Caroline Peña, had five children. The Del Rio Police Department has charged all three individuals with murder.
Kyandra Renee Faz, 21, was also arrested in connection to the grisly murder.
