Marine allegedly kills estranged pregnant wife on Hawaii highway

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An energetic responsibility Marine is suspected of killing his pregnant spouse throughout an argument on a Hawaii freeway, in accordance with Honolulu Police.

Witnesses claimed the Marine, recognized as Bryant Tejeda-Castillo, allegedly stood over and stabbed 27-year-old Dana Alotaibi earlier than he fled into a close-by wooded space on July 20.

Alotaibi, a Virginia native, was pronounced useless at a Hawaii hospital following the horrifying assault.

Alotaibi was three months pregnant on the time of her homicide, in accordance with KITV4. She reportedly documented the alleged abusive relationship on YouTube and different social media platforms.

Tejeda-Castillo, who turned the knife on himself, was taken into custody and is being handled at a Hawaii hospital for self-inflicted wounds.

He was charged with second-degree homicide, and his bail was set at $1 million.

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The couple had been married for 3 years, with Tejeda-Castillo submitting for divorce in November of final yr.

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The motive of the homicide remains to be unknown to officers, although there have been home points previously.

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Alotaibi and Tejeda-Castillo, who was assigned to the Marines’ third Littoral Fight Group, had been confirmed to have been married, and had been experiencing marital issues, in accordance with HPD murder lieutenant Deena Thoemmes.

In November of 2021, Tejeda-Castillo filed for divorce, and it was later granted by a court docket final month, in accordance with court docket information gathered by KITV.

The couple had been married for 3 years.

Witnesses claimed Bryant Tejeda-Castillo, allegedly stood over and stabbed 27-year-old Dana Alotaibi earlier than he fled into a close-by wooded space.

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The Honolulu Police Division and the Division of the Prosecutors’ Workplace home workforce are persevering with their investigation of Tejeda-Castillo. The investigators will evaluate previous home violence incidents, each documented and undocumented.

Alotaibi’s mom Natalia Cespedes mentioned her daughter despatched footage and messages documenting the alleged abuse previously.

“Simply need to know my daughter has plans to come back again to Virginia, make her life, dwell along with her child as a result of she was pregnant, so we get all the things prepared,” the teary-eyed, heartbroken mom mentioned within the KITV4 interview.

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The sufferer’s mom alleges that she had been despatched footage of previous abuse.

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Marine Corps Base Hawaii mentioned they're conscious of the tragedy.

“The third Marine Littoral Regiment and Marine Corps Base Hawaii will proceed to cooperate absolutely with regulation enforcement officers as the small print surrounding this incident unfold,” Marine Corps Base Hawaii mentioned in a press release to KITV4. “The Marine Corps extends its deepest sympathies to the household and mates of these concerned.”