Woman found dead inside Hawthorne apartment; foul play suspected

A woman was found dead in her Hawthorne apartment Monday night, Aug. 24, by family members and the maintenance staff and police say they believe she was stabbed. Hawthorne police were called to the 14100 block of Cerise Avenue, just north of Rosecrans Avenue, after the woman was found unresponsive in her home about 8 p.m., said Deputy Tracy Koerner of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, which was called in to assist with the investigation.