US man stabs girl to loss of life, posts video of her ‘final moments’ on Facebook; arrested

By India Today World Desk: A person within the United States from Bay Area allegedly stabbed a lady and posted a video of her “last moments” on Facebook, police mentioned. The police have been alerted after a caller reported to have witnessed a stabbing on Facebook, CNN reported.

The Nye County Sheriff’s Office in Nevada notified San Mateo Police on Wednesday afternoon concerning the incident.

According to police, the caller supplied the title and cellphone variety of the person who posted the video. Later, the police traced the cellphone quantity to an condominium advanced in San Mateo. The suspect knew the sufferer, police mentioned.

The San Mateo Police arrest suspect in reference to homicide of particular person posted to Facebook. For extra data, go to https://t.co/zhAJLw39pv
— San Mateo PD (@SanMateoPD) July 27, 2023

Investigators later arrested the 39-year-old suspect, Mark Mechikoff, in San Jose, police mentioned. The suspect now faces homicide prices.

“While the motive for stabbing the victim is still under investigation, we do know Mechikoff mercilessly filmed the last moments of the victim’s life and posted the video to Facebook, then fled the area,” San Mateo police mentioned within the assertion.

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Prior to his arrest, police mentioned they spent almost three hours going door to door within the advanced earlier than discovering the sufferer in an condominium.

The suspect had fled however officers arrested him inside two hours of discovering the sufferer, police mentioned. Anyone with data or safety footage associated to this murder has been requested to contact the San Mateo Police Department.

A response from Facebook or its guardian firm Meta remains to be awaited.

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