CHARLOTTE — A woman was stabbed and killed in what police believe was an act of domestic violence, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said.
Around 11 a.m. Saturday, police responded to Hermsley Road in a neighborhood near the Charlotte Premium Outlets. They were called for a domestic violence incident involving an assault with a deadly weapon.
Officers found 19-year-old Yamile Alejandra Giraldo Gomez with life-threatening stabbing injuries. MEDIC said she died at the scene.
After an initial investigation, officers found the male suspect near the crime scene. Court records identify him as 27-year-old Victor Agudelo-Monsalve.
Channel 9′s Hannah Goetz spoke with the victim’s father about the tragic incident.
Nelson Giraldo said his daughter had just moved to Charlotte a couple of months ago.
He said he was aware that the couple was having problems, but he couldn’t understand why it had to end this way.
“Why did he take away my daughter? I love him; why did he do that? I told him if he could not live with a girl, he should leave the house.”
Giraldo said he sent money to his daughter so she could return home. Sadly, she was not able to do so before the fatal incident.
“My life no longer has meaning. It is no longer mine. This is forever lost,” Giraldo explained.
Agudelo-Monsalve was booked into jail on Sunday on a charge of first-degree murder.
The investigation is still active. Anyone with additional information should call 704-432-TIPS and ask to speak to a homicide detective.
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