A Pennsylvania man fatally stabbed his girlfriend in a wild assault that was sparked as a result of he hated her new haircut, in keeping with cops.
Benjamin Garcia Gual was arrested and charged with the homicide of Carmen Martinez-Silva on Sunday afternoon after he allegedly hunted her down at her brother’s home in East Hempfield Township, Lancaster County authorities stated.
Gual, 49, allegedly knifed the 50-year-old girlfriend as a result of he was upset that she lower her hair, the sufferer’s daughter instructed police, in keeping with court docket docs reported on by PennLive.
She claimed to investigators he threatened to stab her mom over it, forcing Martinez-Silva to remain in a single day on the daughter’s residence.
After leaving her daughter’s residence, Martinez-Silva stopped by her brother’s residence whereas asking one other pal to inform Gual the connection was over, the possible trigger affidavit states.
Gual couldn’t be discovered at his cell residence, and as an alternative went to Martinez-Silva’s brother’s residence in an try to talk along with his girlfriend.
The primary time, the brother instructed the alleged killer she wasn’t there, however when he got here again a second time minutes later, he allegedly began stabbing the sibling.
Martinez-Silva intervened after which her beau allegedly began attacking her in a frenzy, in keeping with the affidavit.
Martinez-Silva was discovered useless on the scene by cops whereas her brother suffered a number of stab wounds. Two different individuals making an attempt to interrupt up the stabbing spree had been almost knifed by the suspect, authorities stated.
Police discovered Gual nonetheless on the scene in his automobile with “knife in hand” and blood on the weapon in keeping with docs.
He’s dealing with prices of murder, tried murder, aggravated assault and reckless endangerment, WHTM reported.
He’s being held in Lancaster jail with out bail.
