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Juan Bravo-Torres, 39, of Longwood, Florida, fatally stabbed the youngest daughter and then tried to kill the 12-year-old while she slept, WOFL reported. She initially thought her father was reaching for her necklace, but he grabbed her and cut her throat, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by the store. She then went to get another knife and the 12-year-old went to escape her bedroom when she saw her dead sister in the hallway. Bravo-Torres returned and the girl fought back and eventually “acted dead” so he would stop assaulting her. The girl then waited until she thought her father had passed out, grabbed the knife she used to protect herself, and then fled, walking about a mile to the McDonald’s where her mother worked.
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We apologize, but this video failed to load. “At that age, going to sleep and waking up with a knife attack, seeing your younger sister in the situation she was in, fighting your father and having the mindset of thinking, ‘How am I going to get out of this?’ The Longwood police officer. Derek Chenoweth said at a press conference. “When he passed out, she walked out of the house and went to where she knew her mom was, and it’s just remarkable,” he continued. “Adults may not have been able to come to that decision, and this 12-year-old did that and is alive today because of the choices she made.” When officers arrived at the home, they found Bravo-Torres unconscious in the bathroom and suffering from stab wounds to his torso, the newspaper said. They also found the three-year-old daughter who was already dead. The 12-year-old victim is in critical but stable condition, according to police. Bravo-Torres remains in hospital in critical condition under police observation. He was arrested and is now facing charges of first degree murder and attempted murder.
