Father charged in woman’s death after kids find slain mother lying in her own blood on the floor

A 29-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death of a young mother found laying in a pool of her own blood with her children in the house, according to an arrest affidavit.

Police arrested Jorge Izquierdo for the killing of 27-year-old Cora Nickel on Aug. 20.

SAPD was called to the 8900 block of Maverick Draw just after 10 a.m., after Nickel’s mother, Lynette Robinson, found her dead inside the residence. Robinson had received a text message from her grandchildren— age 5 and 8— who said “come over, red stuff all over the floor and think mom is dead,” the affidavit noted.

FIND OUT FIRST: Get San Antonio breaking news directly to your inbox

When Robinson got to the house, the children were outside so she put them into her vehicle before going into the house. Inside, she found Nickel laying in a pool of blood on the kitchen floor. Robinson said she touched her daughter’s body, which felt cold to the touch, before calling 911, the affidavit said.

The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office later reported Nickel died from a gunshot wound to the head.

According to the affidavit, Nickel, Izquierdo and the couple’s children had gone to a family function at Izquierdo’s mother’s home the night before and all returned back to the Maverick Draw residence where Izquierdo and Nickel got into an argument. Izquierdo was washing clothes at the residence when Nickel asked him to leave. Investigators also reported that Izquierdo is the father of the children.

The children had gone to bed, but woke up around 4 a.m. and tried to go find Nickel in her room, but she wasn’t there, the affidavit recorded.

Investigators reported they obtained numerous surveillance videos from home security systems throughout the neighborhood that they say showed Izquierdo running from the residence around 11:30 p.m. that night. Another neighbor reported seeing someone running towards a ditch at the end of the street after his motion senor lights were triggered.

READ ALSO: Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office IDs young mother found dead in Northwest home Thursday

On Aug. 21, Izquierdo’s mother reported him missing and told authorities she was afraid for his safety after receiving a message from Izquierdo the morning after Nickel’s death, though documents did not indicate what the message was. Izquierdo and his mother were very close, according to the mom who said she became worried after her calls went straight to voicemail and he wasn’t calling her back.

Izquierdo was located later that day in Oxnard, Calif., after calling his sister to come pick him up from a park.

He was extradited to San Antonio and arrested on Sunday and charged with murder. His bail was set at $200,000.

Taylor Pettaway is a breaking news and general assignment reporter for MySA.com | [email protected] | @TaylorPettaway