Murder charges were filed Thursday against a 67-year-old Glendale man
who confessed to stabbing his wife of 40 years to death at the
couple's apartment, police said.
Teymur Iskandari is being charged with one count of murder, in
connection with the killing of 59-year-old Lusik Aslanyan, who was
found dead with a knife in her back on the second-story walkway in
front of their apartment Tuesday morning, said Jane Robison,
spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office.
"It was a bizarre crime scene," Glendale Det. Keith Soboleski
said. "It was pretty graphic."
Aslanyan was pronounced dead in front of the couple's Chestnut
Street home just before 6 a.m. Tuesday.
She was stabbed several times in the chest and back, in what
police believe was a domestic dispute, Glendale Sgt. Tom Lorenz said.
Iskandari was cooperative when arrested a few hours after police
arrived on the scene, and he confessed to the murder Wednesday after
interrogation with detectives, Soboleski said.
"This is a very unfortunate incident," Lorenz said. "Domestic
violence is something that cannot be ignored. It's not just a family
problem. It's a horrible way for a marriage of 40 years to come to an
end."
The couple had three children, Soboleski said.
"The family is having a hard time because they are burying a loved
one, and on the other hand a loved one is locked up," he said.
Glendale Police, in conjunction with local organizations like the
YWCA, offer services to help combat domestic violence -- services
that should be utilized, Lorenz said.
"What people have to realize, they have an outlet in this
community," he said.
"And I have to say, it's fortunate we have service that others
don't."
Iskandari is being held at the Inmate Reception Center in Los
Angeles, pending an 8:30 a.m. arraignment today at Pasadena Superior
Court.
* TANIA CHATILA covers public safety and courts. She may be
reached at (818) 637-3232 or by e-mail at
o7tania.chatila@latimes.com.
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