On August 28, 2026, at approximately 1:53 PM, San José Police Department Patrol Officers responded to a report of a suspicious circumstance in the 700 block of Linda Vista Street. When Officers arrived, they located an unconscious and unresponsive adult female inside the residence suffering from unknown injuries. The victim succumbed to her injuries and medical personnel on scene pronounced her deceased.
The SJPD Homicide Unit responded to the scene to assist with the investigation. With additional assistance from the Santa Clara County Crime Lab and Santa Clara County Medical Examiner’s Office, evidence was located at the scene and the victim was found to be suffering from at least one stab wound. This investigation was ruled a homicide.
Preliminary information revealed the victim and suspect were known to each other and an adult female suspect, Anila Baby, was quickly identified.
On August 28, 2026, the Milpitas Police Department located and arrested Suspect Baby in the city of Milpitas and later booked her into Santa Clara County Main Jail for a separate incident.
On September 8, 2026, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office reviewed the San José Police Department’s homicide investigation and subsequently charged the suspect with murder.
The motive and circumstances surrounding the event are still under investigation.
This incident was the City’s 17th homicide of 2026.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Detective Sergeant Taylor #4257 or Detective Van Brande #4542, of the San José Police Department’s Homicide Unit via email at: 4257@sanjoseca.gov, and/or 4542@sanjoseca.gov, or at 408-277-5283.
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