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Bay Area father leaves 3 young kids home alone before showing up at hospital with injured wife, alleging he killed her

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Choi, J. (2026, October 6). Bay Area father leaves 3 young kids home alone before showing up at hospital with injured wife, alleging he killed her. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/05/us-news/morgan-hill-father-confesses-to-killing-wife-at-hospital/

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Roy Anthony Lopez, 37, from Morgan Hill, left his three young children home alone before arriving at Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose around 9:20 a.m. on Saturday. At the hospital, he confessed to killing his wife, who was found injured inside his vehicle and later pronounced dead by paramedics. Lopez was arrested and booked into Santa Clara County Jail for murder under Penal Code section 187(a). The incident occurred at a home in the 1100 block of Vintage Lane; the children were taken into protective custody by Family and Children’s Services.

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Roy Anthony Lopez, a 37-year-old man from Morgan Hill, was arrested on Saturday morning after confessing to killing his wife at Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose. He brought his gravely injured wife, Jasmyne Garcia, aged 34, to the hospital around 9:20 a.m., where she later died despite medical efforts. Authorities found that Lopez had left their three young children—ages 14, 6, and 3—at home alone before heading to the hospital.

The teen son revealed that his father was intoxicated when he brutally beat his mother in front of him and younger siblings. The boy told police that Lopez grabbed him by the neck and slammed his head against a bed multiple times after asking if he could go ride his bike with friends. His 6-year-old sibling reported seeing their father punching their mother while hiding under the bed during the attack.

The Morgan Hill Police Department (MHPD) arrested Lopez, who was then booked into the Santa Clara County Jail on charges of murder under Penal Code section 187(a).

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A Bay Area father allegedly left his three young kids home alone before bringing his gravely injured wife to a hospital and confessing to her brutal murder. uncertain

father → leave → murder

Roy Anthony Lopez –– a 37-year-old man from Morgan Hill –– was arrested after arriving at Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose at around 9:20 a.m. Saturday and admitting to killing his wife. asserted

Lopez → arrest → wife

Hospital staffers then went outside to his car where they found an injured woman. asserted

they → go → woman

Sign up for the California Morning Report newsletter The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now. Thanks for signing up! asserted

Sign → sign → California

“First responders located an adult female victim inside a vehicle parked at the hospital. asserted

responders → locate → hospital

Paramedics provided immediate emergency medical care, but the victim succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene,” the Morgan Hill Police Department (MHPD) said. asserted

Department → provide → scene

“SJPD officers detained Lopez without incident until MHPD officers arrived, took him into custody, and transported him to Morgan Hill for questioning. asserted

officers → detain → questioning

Lopez was later booked into the Santa Clara County Jail on a charge of murder under Penal Code section 187(a),” authorities added. asserted

authorities → book → section

A preliminary investigation found that the incident happened at a home in the 1100 block of Vintage Lane in Morgan Hill. asserted

incident → find → Hill

Police also found three children — ages 14, 6 and 3 — at the residence. asserted

Police → find → residence

The children were taken to the Morgan Hill Police Department and “released into the custody of the Santa Clara County Department of Family and Children’s Services.” asserted

children → take → Services

Anyone with additional information about this case can contact Sergeant Sean Bayard at 408-607-3032 or email at sean.bayard@morganhill.ca.gov. asserted

Anyone → contact → sean.bayard@morganhill.ca.gov

This comes as a high-profile shooting occurred just an hour south of Morgan Hill nearly a week ago. asserted

shooting → come → Hill

A New York Times executive was fatally shot by his in-laws at a parking lot in Dublin on September 26 after previously threatening to murder his wife and her parents. asserted

executive → shoot → wife

The exec, who is trans, also apparently gave his children a book about a young girl whose mom died and was in the middle of a nasty custody battle with his wife before his death. asserted

mom → give → death

Bay Area father leaves 3 young kids home alone before showing up at hospital with injured wife, alleging he killed her

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