THE BLAZE
A 33-year-old man who came to the U.S. unlawfully is being charged with the murder of his 26-year-old wife, according to a post on dupagecounty.gov, which indicates that the man allegedly stabbed the woman numerous times, “nearly decapitating her.”
“DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Carol Stream Chief of Police Don Cummings announced today that Judge Joshua Dieden has granted the State’s motion to deny pre-trial release for a Carol Stream man charged with the murder of his wife, twenty-six-year-old Maricela Simon Franco, following a domestic altercation at her apartment,” the post dated April 4 noted, adding that “Baltazar Perez-Estrada, 33 … appeared in First Appearance Court this morning charged with five counts of First Degree Murder.”
DuPage County is in Illinois. The post indicates that the man went to a police station and notified authorities about the stabbing.
