Deputies responded shortly before 3 a.m. Aug. 11 to a reported assault with a deadly weapon at a home in the 14100 block of Brighton Avenue, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies found Azucena Gonzalez Martinez, 43, suffering from traumatic injuries.

Investigators said Jeronimo Cedillo, 38, forced his way into the home and attacked Gonzalez Martinez with a deadly weapon. Cedillo, who previously dated Gonzalez Martinez, fled before deputies arrived.