Las Vegas Woman Stabs Ex-Girlfriend’s New Boyfriend to Death with Tweezers: Reports
A Las Vegas woman has been arrested after allegedly killing her ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend, police said.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department confirmed to PEOPLE that 29-year-old Grissel Gonzaga was arrested following the attack on Saturday. Police believe Gonzaga broke into her ex-girlfriend’s Las Vegas home and found her in bed with her new boyfriend. Police said Gonzaga and her ex-girlfriend had broken up a few months previously.
Police said Gonzaga forced her way into the home through a sliding glass door and a “struggle ensued” when she found the couple together.
KLAS-TV reports that Gonzaga’s ex-girlfriend, Alexa Incadella, said she was punched in the face and stabbed with a long bread knife. Incadella also reportedly said her boyfriend Travis Smith was stabbed with a pair of tweezers and suffered head injuries.
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The Associated Press reports that Gonzaga allegedly stabbed Smith with a sharp object similar to tweezers, choked him and stomped on his head. Smith was left unconscious after the attack.
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Incadella was treated on the scene, while Smith was transported to a local hospital, police said. Smith died from his injuries at the hospital.
Police said Gonzaga was booked for open murder.
