Man 'fatally stabbed sister, 15, more than 50 times because she took too long in family bathroom'
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A man allegedly stabbed his teenage sister to death with '53' knife wounds just because she had taken too long in the family bathroom, a court heard.
On Monday, Detective Jesus Maldonado told a court in Georgia that the 15-year-old had been stabbed more than 50 times allegedly by her older brother who 'could not stop'.
Det. Moldonado testified Gavin Henderson had moved in Lacota Apartments, Alpharetta, with his mother, Rochelle, and his siblings after he got out of prison in Florida last year.
The career criminal was known for being violent and had served several years behind bars for his appallingly vicious crimes, a preliminary hearing held yesterday heard.
The detective told the silenced court that on one occasion in the past, the 27-year-old had held a knife to another sister before the family calmed him down without the police being called.
On the day the teenager died, Henderson needed to use the bathroom at about 3pm, the court was told.
Keaira Henderson, a student at Alpharetta High School, was in it and her sister, 12, was also in the house.
The mother was at work in Alpharetta.
Det. Maldonado told the court: “She said there was an altercation about Keaira taking too long in the bathroom, which led to the fighting.”
It is alleged the brother than fetched a monster 10-inch hunting-style knife and followed Keaira as she ran outside and started banging on neighbours’ doors for help.
The terrified 12-year-old stayed in the apartment and called her mother at work.
The mum raced home while dialling 911, but was unable to really say what was going on at that moment.
In his statement, Henderson reportedly said he realised after the first stab he was going back to prison and then couldn’t stop. He reportedly told police there was “no turning back”.
The 12-year-old had opened the front door and saw the killing as Keaira screamed: “No! Please stop!”
Meanwhile, soaked in his sister’s blood, Henderson went to a local convenience store and reportedly turned himself in.
Placing the bloodied knife on the counter, he asked the assistant to call 911.
He told her there had been an “accident”, reports AJC.
When officers looked over Keaira’s body, they couldn’t count how many times she’d been stabbed, except that it was far too many to survive. The medical examiner’s office reportedly said it was 53 times.
Police arrived and arrested Henderson, soon filing murder charges against him.
The judge decided there is enough evidence for the case to go to trial.