Saturday, December 26, 2009

South Haven, MI: South Haven poilce say woman killed her ex-boyfriend

By Gabrielle Russon | Kalamazoo Gazette
December 26, 2009, 10:58AM
• This story was originally published in the Kalamazoo Gazette on Dec. 25, 2009.

SOUTH HAVEN — Police said Thursday they believe a 43-year-old South Haven woman stabbed and killed her ex-boyfriend who was trying to rob her.

Police have not released the name of the man or the woman, who has not been charged by authorities.

Around midnight Wednesday, the woman reported the 49-year-old man was trying to rob her of about $700 at her home in the 300 block of Lyons Street, authorities said.

The two got into a fight at the house, and the woman stabbed the man twice in the upper left chest with a kitchen knife, said Sgt. Patrick Carlotto, of the South Haven Police Department.

The man then took the woman’s red GMC Envoy and drove erratically down the street. He came to a stop about 100 yards from the residence. The woman called police, who found the man and tried to help.

The man later died at South Haven Community Hospital.

Carlotto would not release the man’s name because his family was still being notified Thursday evening. The man was a former South Haven resident, he said.

The woman was questioned by police and released pending a review by the Van Buren County Prosecutors office, according to the release.

Tom Martin, South Haven’s acting police chief, said Thursday night that his agency will be preparing the case through the first part of next week.

Contact Gabrielle Russon at grusson@kalamazoogazette.com or (269) 388-8412. Aaron Aupperlee can be reached at aaupperlee@kalamazoogazette.com or (269) 388-8553.

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