Bond has been set for a woman accused in the death of a 71-year-old man, according to a news release from the McAllen Police Department.   

Adriana Aleman Dominguez, 41, was charged with murder in connection with the death of Homero Longoria, 71, who was found inside a home on the 5900 block of North 34th Street on Jan. 28.

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In a news release on Saturday, police said Dominguez was Longoria’s housekeeper and the person who reported his death.

“Reporting Person called the McAllen Police Department and stated that ‘she defended herself… she had to choke him…he is not okay…not alive,’” police said in the news release. “The reporting person stated to the police officers that a struggle ensued between her and the decedent and she did what she had to do.”

Dominguez was arraigned in McAllen Municipal Court on Monday, according to McAllen police. Her bond was set at $200,000.