Tonight, Elijah Burke remains in police custody pending charges for killing his own sister, 29 year old Juliane Burke. As we told you, it happened on Sunday night in front of her 6 year old son. She had just picked him up and was about to take him for a walk, when her brother appeared out of nowhere. He chopped her several times, chasing Juliane and her young son out on the street. She fell into the drain, and that is where he continued to savage her. He escaped before police could arrive. They rushed her to the hospital and she died 12 hours later. He had been on the run, but last night, at a little after 8:00, Northside police captured him on New Road. He is in custody pending charges for murder. But why would anyone attack their own sister in such a murderous rage? Her husband told us last night what he believes was the motive:...
David Funes, Husband of the Deceased
"The motives were actually stupid. He believe in the crap called "obeah" and he believed that I guess my wife was "obeah-ing" him. I don't know why for what reason, because I've been with her almost 4 years now and she don't practice that nonsense because we don't believe in that. It was just issues I guess and they had a little argument at her big sister's place and I guess that's how it started. It wasn't over for him, it was over probably for her, because she called me and told me she was going to take a walk with her son (my stepson) and I told her to go ahead, "I'm here at the company working, I'll be late, but I'll be with you.""
"I hope that people that knows me hope that they can feel me, because they know I don't mess around, but this is hurting."
Burke is expected to be taken to court tomorrow.
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