(January 20, 2003) -- The father of a 42 year old LB woman has been arrested in connection with his daughter's murder.
Police say that on January 20, 2003, 42 year old Cathy Armstrong was found murdered in her apartment in the 700 block of East 46th St. in the 8th Council district.
As part of the investigation, detectives arrested the victim's father, Charles Armstrong, 62, of LB and charged him with the murder of his daughter.
In a written release, LBPD says that on January 20 at approximately 3:00 a.m., Mr. Armstrong called 911 and said he found his daughter lying in her bed, covered in blood. LBFD responded and pronounced his daughter dead at the scene. She had suffered blunt force trauma to the head.
After being questioned by LBPD officers on scene and interviewed by LBPD detectives, Charles Armstrong was arrested for the murder of his daughter, Cathy Armstrong.
Police ask anyone with information about this crime to contact LBPD Homicide Detectives Richard Birdsall or Scott Lasch at (562) 570-7244.