Beloved California teacher dies after she and her adult daughter stabbed in their home: ‘She was such a bright light’

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime NewsBeloved California teacher dies after she and her adult daughter stabbed in their home: ‘She was such a bright light’Sergio Fraire had no known connection to either Arti Varma or her daughter, Meera, before the attackGraig Graziosi in Washington, D.C. Saturday 25 April 2026 00:26 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2964675","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/california-teacher-stabbed-killed-home-b2964675.html","title":"Beloved California teacher fatally stabbed in her home"}}CloseRelated video: Virginia’s former Lt Governor kills wife and self in murder-suicide, cops sayThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"US Crime News","regSourceMe...