79-year-old woman beaten to death in apparent domestic attack on Northwest Side

Porfirio Espinoza was in a home in the 4600 block of West Schubert Avenue when a man began beating her, police said.

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A 79-year-old woman was beaten to death in an apparent domestic attack in Kelvyn Park on the Northwest Side Monday afternoon.

Porfirio Espinoza Cardoza was in a home in the 4600 block of West Schubert Avenue when a man began beating her around 3:45 p.m., Chicago police said. She was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

The man, 20, was taken into custody and charges were pending, according to police, who said the attack appeared to be domestic-related.

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