Man formally charged with murdering partner

October 4, 2023 4:55 PM

Published October 4, 2023 4:02 PM

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - The man accused of killing the mother of his children was formally charged with murder Wednesday.

33-year-old Carlos Tafoya Jr. was back in court where he was also formally charged with three counts of child abuse.

Originally, he was also booked on abandoning and concealing a body but that charge was dropped.

Tafoya’s current bail remains at $1 million cash only.

According to the GoFundMe for the victim, 33-year-old Lucy Morales Bravo was the mother of four children. The youngest just two-years-old.

Police found her lifeless body wrapped in blankets last Sunday in a home near 19th Avenue and Sixth Place.

Tafoya will be back in court next week where he will enter a plea of guilty or not guilty.

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