Charges Filed in Pasadena Homicide

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office filed a murder charge Tuesday against the sole suspect in the beating death of a Pasadena woman on December 22.

The suspect, 40-year-old Carolina Hernandez of Pasadena, has been held since she was arrested by Pasadena Police Department Robbery / Homicide Unit detectives on the day of the murder.

Hernandez’s arrest came just a few hours after the body of 60-year-old Corina Monroy was found by police in a parking lot near the 99 Cent Only store in the 400 block of North Los Robles Avenue.

The officers were responding to a call about a fight in progress, police said.

Monroy was found with severe head trauma. Paramedics from the Pasadena Fire Department attempted life-saving medical treatment. However, she succumbed to her wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.

It is not known how detectives identified and located Hernandez.

The reasons for the fight have not been made known by police. Authorities said no weapon was used in the killing.

Hernandez’s bail was set at $2,000,000.

Anyone with information about this case is encouraged to call Pasadena Police at (626)- 744-4241 or report information anonymously by calling “Crime Stoppers” by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), use your smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” Mobile APP on Google play or the Apple App Store or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.