A 35-year-old male suspect was arrested on May 26 for allegedly murdering his girlfriend in an apartment in the 8500 block of Holloway Drive in West Hollywood.

The victim’s mother called the West Hollywood Sheriff’s Station to report her daughter missing and deputies went to the victim’s apartment at approximately 11:30 a.m. They forced entry and found the victim unresponsive. They also encountered the boyfriend and took him into custody.

The victim, identified as Iana Kasian, 30, was pronounced dead at the scene. She sustained blunt force trauma to her head.

The suspect, Blake Leibel, 35, was arrested and booked for murder. Sheriff’s department investigators said the victim and the suspect lived together and had a child. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Homicide Bureau at (323)890-5500.