Prosecutors ask for suspect in deadly string of stabbings to be held without bail
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Published: Oct. 14, 2022 at 7:10 AM HST
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii Island prosecutors are asking that the murder suspect accused in a string of stabbings be held without bail.
Officials said 24-year-old Chito Asuncion is charged in four separate stabbings in May and June, which left two of the victims dead.
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Asuncion was indicted in September when his bail was set at $10 million. But, prosecutors filed a motion Thursday to have that changed.
His trial is set to begin in February.
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