Suspect Arrested in Mother’s Day Killing
By Ona Zachary
17:24, May 13th 2008
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Suspect Arrested in Mother’s Day Killing

A man suspected of slaying the mother of his two children in Santa Rosa, hiding her body in a toy-closet and then attempting to shoot her mother has been arrested, authorities confirmed today.

Honorio Pantaleon, 30, is accused of killing Patricia Barrales, 25, on Mother’s Day, in her apartment on Montecito Avenue, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Barrales, who had been stabbed several times, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Apparently, Barrales’ mother was aware her daughter was a victim of domestic violence and she had a feeling something was wrong with her, as her cell phone was turned off.  She came to the building where her daughter lived and asked property manager Bobby Hopper, to let her in, crying and explaining the situation to him.

Police was called, but the officers did not discover anything strange the first time they came. When they returned, later in the day, they found the woman’s body had been hidden in a toy-chest and covered with toys.

After committing the murder, Pantaleon drove to the house of Barrales’ mother and tried to shoot her at about 6:30 a.m. Monday, police said. As the gun didn’t fire, he hit the woman in the head with it. She was treated and released from hospital and now has the custody of her daughter’s two children, both under age 5.

Pantaleon is currently being held on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and homicide.

According to the Chronicle, Hopper, 54, said he had noticed Pantaleon had a strangely protective attitude toward his wife and suspected him of being very possessive.

 

 



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