A 49-year-old American who allegedly tracked his partner to her brother’s house where she took refuge after he lost his temper on Sunday over her new haircut would have been formally accused of her murder.
Early Sunday afternoon, Benjamin Garcia Gual allegedly grabbed a kitchen knife to come to the home of Luis Martinez-Silva, the brother of his partner, Carmen Martinez-Silva, in Lancaster County in Pennsylvania, according to local media PennLive.
The day before, the woman had taken refuge with her daughter, Yamaris Knight, for the night after the accused allegedly threatened to stab her because he was angry with her new haircut, the latter reportedly told investigators. in his affidavit.
The next day, she then went to her brother’s house, from where she called a friend for help so that he could announce the end of their relationship to Benjamin Garcia Gual, and ask him to remove his personal belongings from the home. of the fifty-year-old, but the accused was not at the scene.
Instead, Garcia Gual allegedly went to the home of Luis Martinez-Silva, who lied to the man that his sister was not at the scene, in an attempt to protect her, according to PennLive.
A few minutes later, the accused returned to the home and stabbed the brother several times when he opened the door again, before throwing himself at his partner who tried to separate them, fatally stabbing her.
Hit at the base of the head, chest, abdomen, as well as on the arms, Luis Martinez-Silva was transported to Lancaster General Hospital where his life was not feared, according to court documents. court reported by local media.
Two other people at the scene allegedly tried to separate them, while the accused allegedly swung the knife at them.
When the police arrived around 1:40 p.m., they allegedly found the woman’s body in front of the home, while the accused was still on the scene, “knife in hand” sitting in the passenger seat of a Toyota Corolla, according to police.
Held at the Lancaster County Jail, the man has reportedly been formally charged with homicide, attempted homicide, aggravated assault and reckless endangerment, according to PennLive.
