An act of home violence ignited right into a horrifying homicide — all as a result of a younger girl stood up for her mom.
According to a possible trigger assertion from police in Seattle, a University of Washington pupil named Angelina Tran was murdered by her stepfather in some of the brutal slayings we’ve ever heard of. Per the assertion — which was supported by safety digicam footage — Angelina’s mom and stepfather had been arguing within the early morning on August 7 when he received violent, hitting the poor girl a minimum of 15 occasions. Angelina heard the assault and received in the best way, getting struck as an alternative as he continued to swing on the mom. Ultimately her mother was in a position to get away, leaving the 21-year-old to bear all of her stepfather’s wrath as an alternative. Prosecutors stated in a felony criticism:
“Angelina Tran’s intervention allowed her mother to escape and hide in a nearby bedroom, but the defendant did not stop his attack.”
Angelina’s mother referred to as 911 from her hiding place within the Beacon Hill dwelling, however the response wasn’t even shut to creating it in time to avoid wasting her daughter.
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The engineering pupil and her stepfather wrestled, in accordance with authorities, falling onto a folding canine kennel. The stepdad, recognized as Nghiep Kein Chau, might then be seen within the video dragging her again into the kitchen, opening a drawer, and pulling out a meat cleaver. According to the docs, all through the assault, “Angelina continued to try and fight Nghiep off, and at times turned her back toward him, resulting in her getting stabbed in the back.” Prosecutors say he stabbed his stepdaughter time and again till nicely after she “stopped displaying any signs of life.”
Perhaps most shockingly Chau took an extended break after which returned to stabbing. He informed police he took the time to alter his garments at one level as a result of there was an excessive amount of blood — and he had gotten so moist he received chilly.
Yeah. We’re struggling to wrap our heads round that one. He… received chilly.
Police who watched the footage say he additionally took a break to seek for the mom, whom he informed the cops he was additionally planning on killing. Thankfully legislation enforcement lastly arrived earlier than he discovered her. They stated Chau was coated in blood once more and holding a bloody knife — “which he dropped when ordered to do so by officers”. They then discovered the “stabbed and obviously deceased body” of Angelina Tran, “lying on her back on the floor of the kitchen.” Chau then mumbled to police, chillingly:
“I killed somebody.”
The courtroom docs say in the end, per legislation enforcement’s overview of the video, Chau “stabbed Angelina at least 107 times in the torso, using both the knife that he was carrying when confronted by arresting officers, and a separate meat cleaver style knife that he obtained from a kitchen drawer.”
The 54-year-old has been charged with first diploma homicide and first diploma tried homicide, and is being held within the King County Correctional Facility on an insurmountable $5,000,000 bail.
Chau informed police throughout his interrogation that the battle started as a squabble over cash — and he in the end feared she “would divorce him and take his money.” He admitted, nonetheless, she by no means stated something particularly about doing that, he simply assumed it. BTW, he and the mom had been collectively for 19 years, in accordance with data — virtually Angelina’s whole life; she reportedly seen him as her father.
A GoFundMe was arrange in Angelina’s title, with all cash donated going to the National Asian Pacific Center on Aging. The charitable drive is in tribute to the younger girl’s “commitment to making a difference in the lives of elderly individuals.” Per the web page:
“Her radiant smile was a source of immense joy, and though the ache of her loss is deep, we believe Angelina would want us to stand strong and keep our smiles bright. Angelina possessed a deep love and compassion for the elderly, and she held a strong desire to support them in any way she could.”
Wow. And her ultimate act was spent making an attempt to guard her mom from abuse. What a loss. R.I.P.
[Image via GoFundMe/Fox 13/YouTube.]
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