An active-duty Marine allegedly stabbed his estranged wife to loss of life after having an argument on a Hawaii freeway this week, in accordance to Honolulu police.
The health worker recognized the stabbing sufferer as Dana Alotaibi, 27, NBC-affiliated station KHNL in Honolulu reported. The husband has been recognized as Bryant Tejeda-Castillo, a Marine assigned to the third Littoral Combat Team. He was arrested Wednesday evening on a second diploma homicide cost, arrest records show.
Witnesses noticed the violence happen on the H-3 Interstate Highway Wednesday night at round 6:18 p.m. Some of them pulled over and tried to restrain the person, who was in possession of a knife, whereas additionally rendering support to the sufferer, Homicide Lt. Deena Thoemmes said in a press conference Thursday.
Alotaibi was taken to a hospital after being stabbed a number of instances and pronounced useless at 8:31 p.m., Thoemmes said.
Tejeda-Castillo used the knife he had to injure himself throughout his arrest and was additionally taken to a hospital, Thoemmes said. Honolulu police couldn’t be reached Saturday to make clear his situation.
A Marine Corps spokesperson advised NBC News Saturday that Tejeda-Castillo “is currently in the custody of the Honolulu Police Department as their investigation continues. He has not been formally charged.”
Tejeda-Castillo and Alotaibi had been coping with marital points, in accordance to Thoemmes.
Natalia Cespedes, Alotaibi’s mom, advised KHNL she had suggested her daughter to report Tejeda-Castillo to his command and police after she spoke out about facing domestic violence.
“She sent me like a picture with all these bruises all over her body,” Cespedes said.
Friends of Alotaibi additionally said she was 13 weeks pregnant together with her present boyfriend and deliberate to transfer again to the mainland to be together with her household, KHNL reported. The health worker has not but confirmed her being pregnant publicly.
On her last YouTube video posted on July 14, Alotaibi described herself as an entertainer and social media character recognized for doing music, response movies and a few “adult content.” She additionally opened up about a few of the points she was having together with her husband of practically three years.
In the video Alotaibi said Tejeda-Castillo had threaten to kill her in December. A “no contact order,” the navy’s model of a restraining order, was then positioned in opposition to him, Alotaibi said. After violating the order, a commanding officer imposed a non-judicial punishment on Tejeda-Castillo. Since then, the couple had been attempting to break up, Alotaibi said.
The Marine Corps spokesperson said they “will continue to cooperate fully with law enforcement officials as the details surrounding this incident unfold,” including they lengthen their “deepest sympathies to the family and friends of those involved.”