A Bakersfield man was arrested this month on suspicion of trying to murder his girlfriend, who died nearly a week after she arrived at a local hospital with severe injuries, police said.
Officers were called to Adventist Health Bakersfield at 10:50 p.m. Feb. 7 by medical professionals after a woman arrived with injuries that appeared to be the result of physical abuse, according to a Bakersfield Police Department news release.
The 23-year-old patient suffered “scrapes and bruises, marks consistent with being tied up, possible cigarette burns and broken bones, and ‘obvious deformity,’ ” a local NBC affiliate reported, citing a court filing by police…