Police arrest two men in assault, stabbing

Police arrested two men Saturday night in connection with the

stabbing and beating of a Costa Mesa man described as their friend.

The victim, a 20-year-old man who has not been identified, was at

the home of friends in the 1900 block of Monrovia Avenue when he got

into an argument with the two men, Costa Mesa Police Sgt. Bob Ciszek

said. He was stabbed with a small, folding pocket knife and ran to

his home in the next block, Ciszek said.

The two suspects allegedly followed him there and struck him in

the head with a baseball bat. Police recovered the knife and bat at

the scene.

The man was taken to a nearby hospital and is expected to recover

from his injuries, Ciszek said. Alcohol may have been a factor, he

said.

Police arrested Costa Mesa residents Angel Hilario Martinez-Cruz,

28, and Leovijido Ventura-Cruz, 21, on suspicion of assault with a

deadly weapon and attempted murder. They are being held in lieu of

$500,000 bail, Ciszek said.

OCC student, mother found stabbed to death

A woman who was enrolled at Orange Coast College was stabbed to

death along with her mother in their Westminster home last week.

Anita Nhi Vo, 23, and Ha Jade Smith, 52, were found dead Friday

evening in their home in the 9600 block of Bird Avenue in

Westminster, police said. The home had been ransacked and both women

had been stabbed.

Police have no suspects in the case, which is still under

investigation.

Vo has been a student at Orange Coast College since 2000, a school

spokesman said.

Anyone with information in the case is asked to call the

Westminster Police Department at (714) 898- 3315, ext. 326.

-- Compiled by Marisa O’Neil