JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Five days after a woman was stabbed to death inside a San Pablo Road apartment, Jacksonville police charged a man who was hospitalized with injuries in the incident with her murder.
Neighbors at the Coquina Bay Apartments who heard the woman screaming just after 5 p.m. Aug. 8 called the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Police said officers forced their way into the apartment and found both the man and woman suffering from stab wounds.
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According to an arrest report, 50-year-old Nelita Abdel-Majid was stabbed 111 times.
Nabil Abdel-Majid, 49, who police have now charged with second-degree murder, was taken to a local hospital with cuts to his sides and neck.
He was booked into the Duval County jail after his arrest, and according to the JSO website, he is not eligible for bond.
The arrest report indicates the man claimed the woman stabbed him and he fought back, but investigators found none of his cuts to be defensive.
The man’s sister told police he was suicidal and talked about “taking someone with him.” The sister said he had been involuntarily committed for suicidal behavior and had been violent toward the woman before.
The relationship between the man and woman is not indicated in the arrest report.