Grand jury indicts man accused in deadly Halloween stabbing
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - A Hawaii Island man has been indicted for a deadly stabbing on Halloween.
Davi Alvarez was indicted last week for second-degree murder. Court documents say the 41-year-old attacked Noelle Buffet after she kicked Alvarez and his girlfriend out of their unit at the Hilo Val Hala Apartment complex.
[Read a previous report: Suspect in Hilo murder on Halloween charged; bail set at $1 million]
Police previously said they found Buffet’s lifeless body within the unit, and an autopsy revealed her death was the result of a stab wound to the chest.
He was charged in the case last November.
Court documents also said Alvarez had several prior felonies, including felony abuse of a household member, second-degree assault, first-degree terroristic threatening, and escape.
Alvarez, who remains in custody at Hawaii Community Correctional Center in lieu of $1 million bail, has a mental examination pending in Hilo District Court.
The indictment, however, moves his case to Hilo Circuit Court, which has issued a bench warrant for his re-arrest for arraignment and plea.
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