A Florida man was arrested final week and accused of killing his spouse ― who had allegedly found he’d had an extramarital affair ― and their toddler.
Jean Carlos Aponte, 40, was charged with two counts of premeditated homicide in connection to the demise of his spouse, recognized in a fundraiser as 38-year-old Sara Gama, and their 3-year-old-son, Ethan Aponte de Gama, in accordance with an affidavit obtained by JHB. Aponte’s legal professional didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
Gama’s father known as 911 on March 26 to report Ethan lacking. He stated he discovered his daughter lifeless and coated in blood on the kitchen flooring of her dwelling in Plantation, Florida, in accordance with the affidavit. As Gama’s father continued into the first bed room, he discovered Aponte unconscious on the ground.
Officers and fireplace rescue responded to the sufferer’s dwelling, the place they met with Gama’s father and mom holding their 4-month-old grandson.
Responding officers examined Gama’s physique and famous within the affidavit that she was “chilly to the contact and had obvious stab wounds and slashes to her neck space.” Aponte was alive, however “had labored respiration” and wouldn’t reply to any verbal instructions or bodily contact.
Behind the house, responding officers discovered Ethan facedown within the pool. As they tried to manage support, they seen the boy’s physique had stab wounds and was already in “full rigor mortis,” in accordance with the affidavit.
Ethan and his mom had been pronounced lifeless on the scene. Aponte was taken to a neighborhood hospital, the place employees stabilized his situation.
Medical experts discovered the toddler had sustained not less than 4 deep stab wounds to the entrance neck space and a defensive wound to his hand, in accordance with the affidavit. His explanation for demise was decided to be sharp-force harm and drowning.
Gama sustained 28 stab wounds throughout her physique, together with one to her neck, which appeared to have been torn open, in accordance with the affidavit. Her explanation for demise was decided to be sharp-force harm.
Medical employees advised detectives that Aponte had tried to overdose on prescription remedy previous to his arrival on the hospital.
Gama’s father advised detectives that he’d final spoken together with his daughter the day earlier than, and that “everybody was in good spirits and joyful.” He and his spouse went to their daughter’s dwelling that day to verify on her as a result of their calls had gone unanswered.
Once they arrived, Gama’s father stated, the door was locked and nobody answered the doorbell, in accordance with the affidavit. He advised detectives he may hear the household’s canine barking and their 4-month-old crying “uncontrollably.”
The sufferer’s father stated he was unaware of any marital points, however famous that Aponte had suffered from post-traumatic stress dysfunction stemming from his deployment in Iraq throughout his service within the Marine Corps.
The affidavit cited surveillance footage from the morning of March 26 by which a lady could possibly be heard having a heated argument about custody and phrases of a attainable divorce.
Nearly 40 minutes later, a “scared/frantic sounding” baby could possibly be heard screaming, then coughing, in accordance with the affidavit.
Citing messages between Aponte and Gama on Fb Messenger and WhatsApp, investigators stated the one subject Aponte and Gama had mentioned through these channels since March 25 was Aponte allegedly dishonest on her.
“So let me ask you ― if you went to Colombia to your dads funeral what occurred there,” Gama wrote to Aponte in a single message. “As a result of there are tons of escorts there.”
Aponte wrote to her, “I perceive I broke ur belief,” in accordance with the affidavit.
Forensic investigators additionally stated that Gama made numerous searches suggesting she was contemplating divorce, together with “simply discovered my husband cheated on me years in the past” and “how does alimony work in Florida.”
Officers stated Aponte was out and in of sleep within the hospital, however they alleged that when he awakened, he had a number of “spontaneous utterances and statements,” which included “I’m sorry” and “I did it.”
Need assistance? Within the U.S., name 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) for the Nationwide Home Violence Hotline.