A man suspected of fatally stabbing his girlfriend in Phoenix was arrested after turning himself in at the border. Eduardo Ramirez-Galindo, 32, is now back in Phoenix custody following a dramatic surrender to border officials at Lukeville, Arizona. According to a statement by the Phoenix Police acquired by FOX 10 Phoenix, the incident in question resulted in the death of 24-year-old Andrea Casarrubias Romero over the past weekend.

The police discovered Romero's body inside her home on the morning of May 5 after being summoned for a welfare check, with her identity and the grim scene confirmed in reports by FOX 10 Phoenix and azfamily.com. After the murder, Ramirez-Galindo apparently managed to quickly leave the country but soon expressed a desire to willfully face the consequences of his actions.

Ramirez-Galindo, who originally fled to Nogales, Mexico, admitted during a call, monitored by investigators, that he wanted to turn himself in but lacked the funds to travel back to the U.S. This admission was harnessed by FOX 10 Phoenix. After receiving financial assistance from an acquaintance, he crossed back, only to be initially turned away by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, as detailed by azfamily.com.

Once in custody, Ramirez-Galindo is reported to have recounted killing Romero after "heavily" drinking, but claimed he couldn't recall specifics leading to the brutal act, as azfamily.com reported. "What happened to her should happen to him," Ramirez-Galindo told detectives, in a statement echoing sentiments of remorse and a readiness to fully accept responsibility for the tragic loss of life. He has been booked on one count of second-degree murder and is held on a $1 million cash-only bond with a preliminary hearing set for May 16th.