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Bucks Woman's Accused Killer Faces New Charges, DA Says Bucks Woman's Accused Killer Faces New Charges, DA Says
Bucks Woman's Accused Killer Faces New Charges, DA Says The man suspected of stabbing 19-year-old Jaden Battista to death in Lower Makefield now faces a slate of new charges including attempted kidnapping and evading arrest, according to prosecutors.  The Bucks County District Attorney's Office said Tuesday that Trevor Weigel, 23, will stand trial for the Feb. 16 murder.  Weigel, of Churchville, was previously charged with criminal homicide, burglary, possession of an instrument of crime, disorderly conduct, and harassment.  Magisterial District Judge Corryn L. Kronnagel heard testimony from five witnesses Tuesday,…

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by Mac Bullock
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V-Shaped Gashes In Accused Killer's Neck Shown In Chilling Bucks County Mugshot V-Shaped Gashes In Accused Killer's Neck Shown In Chilling Bucks County Mugshot
V-Shaped Gashes In Accused Killer's Neck Shown In Chilling Bucks County Mugshot Authorities in Bucks County have released the mugshot of a 23-year-old man accused of killing his 19-year-old ex-girlfriend earlier this month. Trevor Weigel, of Churchville, is seen with V-shaped stitches in his neck in his neck in a photo released by the Bucks County DA's office Tuesday, Feb. 27. Weigel stabbed himself in the neck while running from police in Lower Makefield earlier this month, just after stabbing Jaden Battista outside of her home, the DA's office previously said. Jaden's dad penned the following statement to Facebook in the days after his daughter's slaying. "For those…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Horrifying Details Released In Murder Of Lower Makefield 19-Year-Old Horrifying Details Released In Murder Of Lower Makefield 19-Year-Old
Horrifying Details Released In Murder Of Lower Makefield 19-Year-Old Authorities have released details and formally announced charges in the murder of 19-year-old Jaden Battista Friday, Feb. 16 in Lower Makefield. A criminal complaint released by the Bucks County District Attorney's Office says 23-year-old Trevor Weigel was captured on police-worn body camera saying that he found out Jaden was cheating on him, and he "lost it." Jaden was FaceTiming with a juvenile witness (JW1) when she told him that her ex-boyfriend, later identified as Weigel, began pounding on the door of her Waterford Road home unannounced, trying to get inside, the affidavit says. Weig…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Family Of Lower Makefield Stabbing Victim Speaks Out: 'Taken By A Coward' Family Of Lower Makefield Stabbing Victim Speaks Out: 'Taken By A Coward'
Family Of Lower Makefield Stabbing Victim Speaks Out: 'Taken By A Coward' The 19-year-old woman stabbed dead by her boyfriend last week in Lower Makefield has been identified by family members. Jaden Battista was identified by her mother, Jeanie Millward, as the victim of the Friday, Feb. 16 murder on Waterford Road. Police identified the suspect as 23-year-old Trevor Weigel, of Churchville, according to 6abc. ALSO SEE: Horrifying Details Released In Jaden Battista's Murder Court records show Weigel has been charged with criminal homicide, burglary, possession of an instrument of crime, disorderly conduct, and harassment, in connection with a Feb. 16 offens…

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by Cecilia Levine