A Florida man has been accused of stabbing his girlfriend 15 times inside their home before later admitting to killing her in a recorded 911 call played in court.
Kyle Sanchez, 35, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder with a weapon in the death of his girlfriend, 37-year-old Amanda Roark, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said.
Deputies were called to a home on Tuscan Loon Drive in the Palm River area just after 3 p.m. June 19 after a 911 call was made at the residence, authorities said.
When deputies arrived, they found Roark dead with upper-body trauma. Sanchez, who was also at the home, was taken to Tampa General Hospital with minor injuries and was listed in stable condition, the sheriff's office said.
Detectives later determined Sanchez killed Roark while the two were inside the home together, according to authorities.
During a pretrial detention hearing, prosecutors played Sanchez's 911 call, in which he told a dispatcher, "I murdered my girlfriend."
The judge denied Sanchez bond, and he will remain in custody as the first-degree murder case moves forward.
Authorities have not released a motive or additional details about what led up to the fatal attack.
Roark worked at a Tampa-based technology organization, where she was remembered as a cherished teammate and "a light in the Tampa community."
Her friends and colleagues described her as "an absolute light" who welcomed everyone with a "gigantic smile" and was a talented engineer who mentored young women pursuing careers in math, technology, and engineering.
The sheriff's office said the case appeared to be domestic-related.
