East Bethel man charged after killing girlfriend
The Pioneer Press reported that a woman in East Bethel, Minn. died Saturday after being stabbed by her boyfriend.
Sharon Chouinard was stabbed by her boyfriend, Raymond Robideau, in the neck twice before trying to commit suicide. Robideau slit his wrists and went to a friend’s house in Princeton, Minn. where he tried to set himself and the house on fire. He suffered burns on 25 percent of his body and is recovering in the hospital.
“My guess was he was trying to blow the whole place up and take himself with it,� said Capt. Robert Aldrich of the Anoka County sheriff’s office to the Pioneer Press.
Chouinard’s 14-year-old son found his mother’s body early Saturday morning and proceeded to call the police. He was not harmed and will be moving to California with his father, Benjamin Chouinard..
Chouinard said “There’s a lot of love in this family. She was a wonderful mother and loved her 14-year-old son very much.� (Pioneer Press)
The Star Tribune reported that Robideau will face second-degree intentional murder charges, according to court documents.