Suspect charged following Nanakuli stabbing
A 33-year-old man has been charged with first-degree attempted murder after allegedly stabbing a 26-year-old woman in Nanakuli.
Samuel Ferreira was charged Friday in the stabbing that happened around 4 p.m. Wednesday, Honolulu police said.
Honolulu Emergency Services said the woman was treated and taken to a hospital in serious condition.
Ferreira allegedly stabbed the woman in the back with a knife during an argument. Ferreira and the woman had been in a relationship, police said.
Police had issued an abuse warning citation to Ferreira before the stabbing.
He was also charged with abuse of a family or household member after allegedly applying pressure on the throat or the neck of the victim.
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His bail has been set at $500,000, according to HPD.