The county medical examiner's office was called to a suspicious death in El Cajon Monday.
Officials received a call late Sunday reporting that a body was found inside one of the units at Roanoke Apartments.
Officers arrived after 8 p.m. Sunday and found a 38-year-old woman suffering from multiple stab wounds, El Cajon Lt. Michael Moulton said.
Investigators were on scene early Monday and focused their attention on a corner, upstairs unit.
Officials identified the victim as Gankil Wijdan.
The woman’s husband, described by officials as 47-year-old Salem Zora, was arrested police said.
There were no outstanding suspects, Moulton said. No one else was in the apartment.
The complex is located at 174 Roanoke Road, about half a block north of Main Street.