‘He killed my mommy’: 6-year-old witnessed brutal slaying
A 6-year-old girl in Pennsylvania told investigators she witnessed her mom die at the hands of a boyfriend, according to police.
Devanna Cornitcher, 25, was found stabbed to death Friday night at a Chester apartment.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that her boyfriend, Alonzo Carter, also 25, was covered in blood nearby.
“He killed my mommy,” Cornitcher’s daughter told authorities at the scene.
Police said Carter was smoking a cigarette near Cornitcher’s body when they entered the residence. A bloody kitchen knife reportedly remained on the floor.
Authorities arrested Carter on suspicion of murder, possession of an instrument of crime and reckless endangerment.
He allegedly confessed to stabbing the mom of two in self-defense.
“I did it ’cause she tried to stab me,” he told police, according to the newspaper
The couple reportedly shared a 3-year-old son who was crying at the scene, news station KYW-TV reported.
Both the boy and his 6-year-old sister were present when their mother was murdered, authorities said.
Carter is being held at George Hill correctional facility and was denied bail.