A Texas man who slept with his sister beat her to death with a baseball bat after discovering she had sex with another man, prosecutors said.
Jose Manuel Guzman, 32, allegedly killed his sister in the Canutillo home they shared, the El Paso County District Attorney told the El Paso Times. Guzman reportedly snapped after learning that his sister was with a friend who had visited him the night before. He later lashed out at her with a ” massage tool and a bat.
Then he attempted to mop up the blood in the house and fled when he heard law enforcement approaching, according to the Times.
He was later arrested and charged with murder. He’s in jail on $1 million bail. Prosecutors say Guzman is originally from Guatemala and a legal resident of the United States, although he is not a US citizen. He has lived in El Paso since he was 3 years old and only recently learned that he has a sister in Guatemala. They met and allegedly started a sexual relationship, according to authorities.
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El Paso prosecutors said Guzman was a drug dealer with prior criminal charges, including a 2017 case where he is accused of breaking a man’s arm with a baseball bat and having smashed its windows. He also reportedly has a history of domestic violence and drug possession.
