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On Sunday at approximately 8:30 p.m., officers with the New Iberia Police Department responded to a call of an unresponsive male in the 1000 block of Dauphine Street.

Upon officer’s arrival, it was determined that the male had been stabbed approximately two times. The male was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The victim has been identified by the parish coroner’s office as 70-year-old Carl Austin of New Iberia.

Investigators with the New Iberia Police Department have arrested Carolyn Washington, 50, for second degree murder and obstruction of justice.