Police release Aliamanu man arrested in wife’s death
A 65-year-old Aliamanu man arrested on suspicion of stabbing his wife to death early Monday morning was released pending investigation this evening.
Isagani Fajotina was arrested Monday for investigation of second-degree murder and second-degree attempted murder after police found his wife Melita Fortin-Fajotina, a 65-year-old nursing assistant at the Queen’s Medical Center, unresponsive at their Wanaka Street home about 5:35 a.m. Monday.
She died at the scene, and a second woman, 52, also sustained minor injuries and was treated at the scene.
Fajotina was taken to Queen’s, where he works as a janitor, in critical condition. He underwent surgery was going to be OK, a family member said.
Police said the case was being investigated as a murder-attempted suicide.
A family member said Fajotina, a Navy veteran who served in Vietnam, was suffering from mental issues and may have overdosed on prescription drugs.
5 responses to “Police release Aliamanu man arrested in wife’s death”
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A mentally ill, possibly suicidal man who stabbed his wife to death is released? How does that make any sense to anyone?
Unbelievable. And yet…
i don’t get it???????
a person arrested for murder is released “pending investigation”??? what did he get?? a ticket for a court appearance??
Insufficient evidence to hold a suspect in jail, pending further investigation? Self-inflicted wounds and a wife dead, both stabbed? Something is amiss? A mystery no doubt!