STARKVILLE – A Starkville woman was arrested Thursday morning for allegedly stabbing her boyfriend to death.
Amiya Brown, 28, has been charged with first-degree murder, a Starkville Police Department press release said.
Officers at about 1 a.m. responded to a call about a reported stabbing at a Gladney Street home and found Tykell Harvey, 27, dead on the scene.
After an investigation by Starkville police officers they arrested Brown, who the press release said was in a romantic relationship with Harvey.
Brown is currently being held in Oktibbeha County Jail and her bond has not been set.
The investigation remains ongoing, the press release said.
Anyone with further information about the case is asked to contact Starkville police at (662) 323-4131 or Golden Triangle Crime Stoppers at (800) 530-7151.
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