HEMPSTEAD, NY— Just one day after a protective order against her assailant expired, a 29-year-old Long Island woman was allegedly stabbed to death by her child's father in front of the 2-year-old. Police reports indicate that the woman was brutally stabbed over thirty times by her attacker.
As reported by ABC7, the Hempstead Police Department said Brenda Guadalupe Alfaro-Alcantara, 29, was found dead in a Hempstead basement Saturday night. The victim was allegedly in a relationship with Jose W. Funes-Zabala, 43, and had a 2-year-old son with him, officers said.
On Saturday, one day after the protection order against Funes-Zabala expired, police said he came to Alfaro-Alcantara's home to visit his son. Officers said that the two began to argue when he discovered Alfaro-Alcantara had begun dating. The verbal dispute allegedly became physical with the woman being stabbed 34 times in front of the child.
The outlet reported that Funes-Zabala and Alfaro-Alcantara had been in a violent, tumultuous relationship and that other family members forced the man out of the house when the allegations of domestic violence became known.
Hempstead Police Captain Stephen Fitzpatrick told ABC7, "His son was there while it occurred. He witnessed this. And he stayed there, covered in the blood of his mother." The boy emerged from the basement covered in his mother's blood and was discovered by family members the police told reporters. Funes-Zabala was later tracked down at an area hospital with self-inflicted wounds.
The Hempstead Police expressed that anyone who feels unsafe with a protection order set to expire can easily extend it. "I can't emphasize enough," Fitzpatrick said, "that if you feel like an order of protection is still warranted, you should still reapply and have it re-upped. We're always here - if you don't want to talk to us you can call our domestic violence hotlines and try to stop this type of violence."
Funes-Zabala was found mentally competent to stand for arraignment and has been charged with murder in the second degree as well as endangering the welfare of a child, according to police.
As reported by ABC7, the Hempstead Police Department said Brenda Guadalupe Alfaro-Alcantara, 29, was found dead in a Hempstead basement Saturday night. The victim was allegedly in a relationship with Jose W. Funes-Zabala, 43, and had a 2-year-old son with him, officers said.
On Saturday, one day after the protection order against Funes-Zabala expired, police said he came to Alfaro-Alcantara's home to visit his son. Officers said that the two began to argue when he discovered Alfaro-Alcantara had begun dating. The verbal dispute allegedly became physical with the woman being stabbed 34 times in front of the child.
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The outlet reported that Funes-Zabala and Alfaro-Alcantara had been in a violent, tumultuous relationship and that other family members forced the man out of the house when the allegations of domestic violence became known.
Hempstead Police Captain Stephen Fitzpatrick told ABC7, "His son was there while it occurred. He witnessed this. And he stayed there, covered in the blood of his mother." The boy emerged from the basement covered in his mother's blood and was discovered by family members the police told reporters. Funes-Zabala was later tracked down at an area hospital with self-inflicted wounds.
The Hempstead Police expressed that anyone who feels unsafe with a protection order set to expire can easily extend it. "I can't emphasize enough," Fitzpatrick said, "that if you feel like an order of protection is still warranted, you should still reapply and have it re-upped. We're always here - if you don't want to talk to us you can call our domestic violence hotlines and try to stop this type of violence."
Funes-Zabala was found mentally competent to stand for arraignment and has been charged with murder in the second degree as well as endangering the welfare of a child, according to police.
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