What the f**okay. A Marine allegedly stabbed his pregnant ex-wife to demise on the aspect of a freeway in Hawaii – at the same time as commuters jumped out of their autos to try to cease him!
In keeping with Honolulu Police Division murder lieutenant Deena Thoemmes, Dana Alotaibi was brutally killed on the H-3 Freeway at round 6:18 p.m. on Wednesday following a battle together with her ex-husband Bryant Tejeda-Castillo. The tragedy unfolded in entrance of a number of drivers who “noticed a male standing over a feminine, stabbing her a number of occasions.” Witnesses tried to cease Bryant and assist the 27-year-old girl. And after being confronted by some individuals, the suspect bumped into a close-by wooded space. An nameless witness stated of the scene to KITV4:
“At any time when I obtained there, I just about froze out of worry and shock.”
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One individual skilled in CPR tried to assist Dana however rapidly realized her situation was too dire. He detailed to the outlet:
“, clearly once we’re doing CPR there’s no pulse. They didn’t get a pulse the entire time, and it was simply her face – she simply seemed previous the purpose of no return, you already know? Might you think about being stabbed within the neck after which watching as your life simply actually leaks out of you, and everybody round you both doesn’t know what to do, or is just too shocked to do something about it, I couldn’t think about that.”
She was rushed to the Fortress Adventist Hospital however later succumbed to her accidents.
As for Bryant? When authorities went to apprehend him, police stated he used “the identical knife” to stab himself. He was quickly arrested and brought to a hospital “the place he stays in custody.” Thoemmes added within the press convention:
“It has been decided that the sufferer and the male have been married, and had just lately been going by means of marital issues. On the time of the incident, they have been arguing earlier than he stabbed her a number of occasions that precipitated her deadly accidents.”
Her mom, Natalia Cespedes, informed KITV4 that the 2 have been married for nearly three years. Courtroom paperwork obtained by the outlet confirmed that Bryant filed for divorce in November, and it was finalized in June. Dana’s buddy informed Hawaii Information Now that she had been attempting to depart the abusive relationship for years and the army police solely ordered her husband to not contact her:
“He was afraid to achieve out for psychological well being, due to he was within the army. However, you already know, she was reaching out for assist as a spouse.”
Additionally they revealed she was solely 13 weeks pregnant together with her present boyfriend’s child on the time of her demise. Her mother even shared with KITV4 that she even deliberate to maneuver again dwelling to Virginia to be nearer to her household throughout her being pregnant:
“It’s so unhappy, it’s very unhappy, as a result of now we have our plans for all the things. Feeling so dangerous this, I’ve a sense like working within the empty house, I don’t know. It’s so so arduous to elucidate.”
At the moment, Thoemmes famous that the police division and the Division of the Prosecutors’ Workplace home violence crew are working to “search fees towards the suspect.” Authorities are nonetheless investigating the scene, 911 calls, in addition to talking with witnesses. The automobile additionally will likely be “processed pending a search warrant.” Thoemmes additional talked about that police are wanting into earlier incidents of home violence between Dana and Bryant, “in addition to social media posts that now we have been made conscious of.”
In a press release to KITV4, the Marine Corps Base Hawaii stated they have been “conscious of the tragic incident,” including:
“Our understanding is that the Marine is presently within the custody of the Honolulu Police Division as their investigation continues, however has not been formally charged. The third Marine Littoral Regiment and Marine Corps Base Hawaii will proceed to cooperate totally with regulation enforcement officers as the small print surrounding this incident unfold. The Marine Corps extends its deepest sympathies to the household and buddies of these concerned.”
Simply terrible what occurred right here. Our hearts exit to Dana’s family members after this unthinkable tragedy.
[Image via Dana Alotaibi/FaceBook]
