An 18-year-old has actually been implicated of stabbing his 81-year-old roomie to death at a nursing home in Florida after he apparently heard voices in his head informing him to eliminate him.
Moses Ojeda is charged with murder for the killing of Patrick Benway, who suffered “a violent death,” Polk County Constable Grady Judd stated at a press conference on Sunday.
” He stabbed the victim 113 times, and when we asked him throughout the interview, he admitted why he stabbed him 113 times,” Constable Judd stated. “He stated, ‘The knife wasn’t really sharp … voices in my head informed me to eliminate him.'”.
Ojeda had actually moved into the group home in Bartow handled by ET Home Care a day before the Might 18 stabbing of Benway, who was likewise a homeowner.
” Moses stated that the individual he stabbed and eliminated was a great individual,” the constable included. “However he was simply informed that he heard noises, voices in his head to eliminate the victim, which’s what he did.”.
Ojeda confessed to the authorities that he strolled into Benway’s space where he remained in bed and stabbed him numerous times. He stated his roomie never ever resisted, however rather asked him, “why would you wish to do this to me?”.
After the fatal attack, Ojeda cleaned up the knife and put it back in the cooking area, he informed investigators. He then eliminated his blood-stained clothes and put it in his clothes hamper.
Ojeda was detained the very same day and charged with first-degree murder and damaging physical proof. He confessed to investigators that he had actually wished to eliminate the guy due to the fact that he was “currently passing away” which he has no remorses.
All of the proof collected followed the suspect’s declarations about the stabbing, authorities stated in a news release.
Prior to the event, Ojeda had actually been assessed for psychological health concerns and had actually been involuntarily devoted under Florida’s Baker Act 6 times this year. He was then launched back into independent living and put in a shared space with Benway.
Ojeda’s mom informed detectives that she felt risky around her boy, who has no rap sheet, and made plans for him at the independent living center– where she cautioned the personnel to protect sharp things.
It’s uncertain how Ojeda got the knife or whether any personnel existed throughout the event. The center has actually not launched a declaration however is supposedly complying with the continuous examination, FOX35 reported.
” This was a ridiculous and awful act of violence,” Judd stated. “Our investigators, forensic detectives, and Bartow Cops Department officers worked vigilantly to take Ojeda into custody and collect proof to hold him liable.”.
Ojeda is presently in Polk County Prison on no bond.