An irate man in Pennsylvania was arrested, after police accused him of fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend in front of an officer, who responded to the victim’s home.
Trevor C. Weigel, 23, has been charged with criminal homicide, burglary, possession of an instrument of crime, disorderly conduct and harassment in connection with the death of 19-year-old Jaden Battista.
Lower Makefield Township police were called to Battista’s Yardley home Friday afternoon on a report of a domestic-related burglary.
When the first officer arrived, he saw a man, later identified as Weigel, standing next to a red Ford Mustang with the passenger door open.
The officer witnessed Weigel chase after Battista, tackle her to the ground, and proceed to stab her multiple times in the upper body.
“After I saw him stab her, she was bleeding heavily from the chest and he fled on foot. While I was in pursuit of him, he stabbed himself in the neck,” the officer recalled.
While the first officer tended to Battista, a second officer eventually caught up to Weigel along Interstate 295, where the officer deployed a Taser device and took the suspect into custody.
Battista later died at the hospital. An autopsy performed the next day determined she died of multiple stab wounds to the neck and chest.
According to an affidavit of probable cause, police body camera footage taken during Weigel’s arrest appears to show him accusing Battista of cheating on him and admitting he lost it.
After his arrest, Weigel was taken to a local hospital, where he had surgery for his injuries.
A bloody knife was recovered from the crime scene by authorities and taken for evidence. Further investigating found that Battista was speaking to a friend through FaceTime around 2:15, when Battista told the friend that Weigel (her ex-boyfriend), just came to her house unannounced and began banging on her door while attempting to get inside her home.
While speaking with Battista, the friend heard her say that Weigel was able to get into the house through a first-floor window. The friend claims they heard a commotion, followed by a thump, and then Battista’s voice became muffled as if someone was holding their hand over her mouth to prevent her from speaking.
The phone call ended, and the friend attempted to call back several times, but the calls went unanswered.
Weigel is currently being held without bail, according to the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office.
