MINNESOTA (Star Tribune) — A 24-year-old man, Guuci Mokonnen Beyena, could be charged today for allegedly killing his sister over the weekend by slashing her throat as she held her 8-month-old baby outside an apartment complex, Richfield police reported Monday.
The 22-year-old woman, whom authorities have not identified, had wounds on her hands, head and back, indicating she was probably trying to defend the baby from her attacker, said police Lt. Jay Henthorne.
The baby was not injured. Henthorne said the child was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center on Saturday night for a checkup and then released to his father.
The woman was killed around 9:30 p.m. Saturday in the parking lot of the Buena Vista Apartment Homes at 734 E. 78th St., where she lived. The Hennepin County medical examiner’s office is conducting an autopsy. The woman’s name will be released when the autopsy is complete, Henthorne said.
The brother, who was arrested in connection with the killing, might have lived in the apartment building, police said. Henthorne said police consider him homeless.
The suspect, who could be charged today by the Hennepin County attorney’s office, fled after the killing to the Mall of America, police said.
The man eventually called the Bloomington Police Department to turn himself in, saying he had been involved in an incident with his sister.
Henthorne said police are still looking into a motive for the killing. There are indications of past tensions between the brother and sister, he said.
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WHAT IS GOING ON AMONG ETHIOPIANS?
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May 5th, 2009 at 10:34 AM
I don’t know what is going in the mind of few of our Ethiopian migrants. Ethiopian-on-Ethiopian crime is increasing recently. I think our religious and community leaders need to work harder to curb this problem. Hopelessness may be the root cause of the problem.
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May 5th, 2009 at 2:07 PM
What is happening? Please, raise your kids very carefully. These are people damaged in their upbringing.
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May 6th, 2009 at 2:17 PM
It was really sad story , and you guys were right about working with our religion and comminity leaders to keep our tradition and culture.
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May 7th, 2009 at 2:04 AM
please stop these evil spirit! come on! we have to think before doing any wrong duties. God does not allow us to do this kind of disgusting event on his lovely creatures. May god bless us.
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May 8th, 2009 at 2:59 AM
pless ebakachihu entezazen.
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May 8th, 2009 at 8:47 PM
what happen those who are living abroad? please build your life by attending church. Don’t give up! Look us, we are living in Ethiopia, but we have good dream. Here the situation is very bad, but our people are overcome the problem. We used to Church and take holy water that is the best medicine for us so please avoid such type of mess within your family, friends etc….when I read , I always feel bad…BESWE AGERE! MENAWE AYZOACHU! TWADEDU! ULUEM YALEFALE! Please Tergague! or back to your country if you are not settled.
Really this is too bad! I hate this site to read our Ethiopians incident, really I hate it……..
peace!
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May 12th, 2009 at 2:36 AM
the guy is a monster. who kills their own sister? i don’t think he is Ethiopian. u know why Ethiopian’s love eachother no matter what. and this guy did every anti Ethiopian act. he should pay for what he did. shame on u men. ur a satan.
We wish u happy days in jail. u r going to go through hell in there paying for what u did. By the way u look good in the prison uniform.(for the guy who killed his sister).
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May 17th, 2009 at 2:40 AM
O My God! What happend to our people? All of us need to pray for our people.
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May 26th, 2009 at 6:28 AM
This is most dangerous thing I have never seen in my life. Who does this to their own blood? This needs to stop. Ethiopian peoples need to have mercy. Seriously this game is above and beyond. I just want say what goes around comes around. So those of you who are acting like stupid and have no mercy need to quit this game and do something productive to your life!!!!!
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October 26th, 2011 at 5:26 AM