Military spouse fatally stabbed in Hawaii sought help for repeated abuse, mother says

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow/Grey News) – A lady who was brutally stabbed to death off the H-3 Freeway on Wednesday evening has been formally identified by the medical examiner as 27-yr-outdated Dana Alotaibi, of Virginia.

Alotaibi’s mother, Natalia Cespedes, claimed her daughter despatched her photographs and messages documenting abuse from her partner, Bryant Tejeda-Castillo ― an active-duty Maritime stationed in Kaneohe.

Had armed service officials acted on recurring requests for assistance, she believes her daughter would still be alive.

The Honolulu Law enforcement Office verified that Tejeda-Castillo has been charged with next-degree murder. His bail is established at $1 million.

Alotaibi posted several video clips and messages on her social media accounts conversing about her abusive marriage, claiming her partner hit her, pulled her hair, choked her, cheated on her and threatened to eliminate her.

A YouTube video posted in January reportedly displays Alotaibi sobbing on the mobile phone with the Nationwide Suicide Prevention Hotline, claiming the military did almost nothing right after she noted a number of circumstances of violence and infidelity.

“It’s haunting me, like, all the incidents that he’s strike me and performed awful factors to me,” she advised the hotline responder. “Even when I achieved out for aid, like almost nothing was accomplished at all. And I’m imagining like, what can I do, why is he so untouchable?”

“Why isn’t he having jail time? Why isn’t he having demoted in rank? Why is not he obtaining kicked out?” she stated on the call.

Alotaibi’s mom mentioned she advised her daughter to report Tejeda-Castillo to his command and law enforcement.

“She sent me, like, a image with all these bruises all about her entire body,” Cespedes claimed, adding that Alotaibi was courageous to communicate out.

She explained Alotaibi was capable to get a no-speak to order on her partner, the military’s variation of a restraining purchase. But Cespedes states she’s disappointed far more was not finished to secure her.

“Probably simply because she’s a woman they do not care, or she appeared insane, they don’t care,” Cespedes stated.

Now that her daughter is long gone, Cespedes states she is experience the exact same helplessness as she tries to get answers from the military about what occurred.

“I come to feel like nobody wants to help, no one wants to say practically nothing,” she explained. “Probably if I go there, they will help.”

Cespedes suggests she’s traveling from Virginia to Honolulu on Saturday.

“I are unable to remain below waiting. I have to go there. Convey my daughter house,” she reported.

The Marines issued the following assertion:

“We can verify that the Maritime suspect’s command was engaged with both of those him and the target, and ended up responsive to those allegations and considerations that the command was created conscious of. Because of to the ongoing mother nature of the felony investigation, it would be inappropriate to remark even further on this matter.”

Alotaibi’s friends who are in the military think the system is created to shield the ranks, and domestic violence and mental wellness challenges are downplayed. They spoke to Hawaii News Now on situation of anonymity.

“I never imagine they care about spouse and children at all. Due to the fact if they did, then they will be finding their troopers the assist that they have to have,” 1 close friend explained. “It appeared like he was crying out for help, too. And I just think they are mission to start with and then family 2nd.”

All those who realized the victim also reportedly explained she was pregnant, while police have declined to affirm that depth, saying they are awaiting autopsy success.

Cherished types and victims’ advocates hope Alotaibi’s loss of life can be a wake-up contact to urge victims to attain out to civilian methods as properly as the armed forces process.

“You’re still a person of our neighborhood users. And we treatment about them just as … it’s not like there’s a bubble, that that is all that they have,” mentioned psychologist Dr. Lisa Hartwell, who has endorsed armed forces family members.

Marine Corps Foundation Hawaii explained it features the Maritime Corps Household Advocacy Application, “which aims at right addressing domestic violence via avoidance, training, reporting, intervention and therapy.”

Alotaibi’s mom has established up a GoFundMe web page for funeral and travel charges. To donate to Alotaibi’s family members, click here.

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