BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Officers are investigating a deadly stabbing in southwest Bakersfield that left one man dead and led to a homicide arrest.

Bakersfield police say they were called to a home on Thatch Avenue on Sunday around 4:30 p.m. for a reported stabbing.

When officers arrived, they found a man unresponsive and started life-saving measures until paramedics got there, but he later died.

Police say after their investigation, 32-year-old Cecilee Diaz was arrested for homicide.

Jail records show Diaz is being held on no bail.

She’s booked on suspicion of first-degree murder and willful cruelty to a child.

Diaz is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday afternoon.

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