Pennsylvania Teen Fatally Stabbed 15 Times By Ex-Boyfriend In Front Of Police

A Pennsylvania woman was fatally stabbed by her ex-boyfriend in front of a police officer who was responding to a call about a break-in at her home, authorities announced Monday.

Jaden Battista, 19, was running away from Trevor Weigel, 23, outside her Yardley home when he tackled her to the ground and stabbed her repeatedly in the chest and neck, Bucks County District Attorney Jen Schorn said in a press release .

When the officer approached, Weigel fled, stabbing himself in the neck while running, detectives said in a probable cause affidavit .

While the officer provided first aid to Battista, another officer who had just arrived chased after Weigel. He caught up with him nearby, using a Taser before detaining him, authorities said.

Battista was stabbed “approximately 15 times” in her neck and chest, penetrating her carotid artery and aorta, Lower Makefield Township Police Chief Kenneth D. Coluzzi said at a news conference Monday.

Weigel was arraigned Sunday and charged with criminal homicide, burglary, possession of an instrument of crime, and disorderly conduct and harassment, Schorn said. He was denied bail.

Battista was on a FaceTime call with a friend when Weigel tried to break into her house at around 2:15 p.m. Friday, authorities said.

Battista told her friend that Weigel was banging on the front door demanding to be let in before entering through a first-floor window, said Schorn, who referred to the friend at Monday’s news conference as an “ear witness.”

“The friend heard a commotion, followed by a thump, and then Battista’s voice became muffled as if someone was holding their hand over her mouth to prevent her from speaking,” the district attorney’s press release states, before the call ended. Police