Former MMA fighter Dwayne Herelle Jr. has been charged with murder after allegedly stabbing his ex-girlfriend “in excess of 17 times.”
The 28-year-old is said to have put Irene Torres’ body inside a bin, which he hid in his wardrobe. Herelle reportedly was waiting for Torres to come home from her shift at work and then “snuck up from behind and ambushed her,” the victim’s older sister, Reyna Douglas, wrote in a GoFundMe page for her sibling.
“She was dragged and stabbed repeatedly in front of her [parents’] home,” she wrote.
Herelle allegedly dragged Torres’ body into the trunk of his car and drove to his home, where he stuffed her remains into a storage bin and stashed the bin in his closet, police said. The pair reportedly got into an argument before the attack, according to the local outlet.
He also allegedly dumped bloody pants and a purse that belonged to Torres in a dumpster behind a grocery store.
Torres’ father confronted his daughter’s ex, who initially told him that she was at a hotel before allegedly confessing to the murder and where her body could be found. Torres had broken up with Herelle a month before she was killed, according to her sister. She added that the relationship was abusive both physically and emotionally.
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She called her sister’s death “a senseless tragedy,” but said her memory will live on.
“For those that were fortunate to know Irene, despite being terrorized, abused, and living in fear, she always had a smile on her face and a compliment to give,” Douglas said.
