US EditionBurbank Double-Stabbing Suspect Charged with Murder for Killing 1st-Grade Teacher, Wounding Her Daughter
Prosecutors say Sergio Fraire also faces attempted murder and burglary charges after the attack left Varma dead and her daughter hospitalized in stable condition.
- On Thursday, Sergio Fraire was charged with murder, attempted murder, and first-degree residential burglary following the stabbing death of Bret Harte Elementary School teacher Arti Varma on Monday, April 20.
- Police arrested Fraire Monday night at an East Palm Avenue home, more than 12 hours after the stabbing at a North Brighton Street residence where he allegedly attacked Varma and her 25-year-old daughter.
- The Burbank Unified School District remembered Varma as a 'devoted and passionate' teacher who brought 'care, warmth, and passion' to her first-grade classroom at Bret Harte Elementary School.
- Prosecutors alleged Fraire 'personally used a deadly weapon, a knife,' inflicting great bodily injury, while he remains held on $2 million bail and Meera Varma recovers in stable condition.
- This rare violent crime has shaken the San Fernando Valley community, as investigators continue seeking a motive for the attack with no immediate connection between suspect and victims confirmed.
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Burbank Man Charged with Killing 1st Grade Teacher, Seriously Injuring Her Daughter in ‘Vicious’ Attack
Arti Varma was killed and her 25-year-old daughter Meera Varma was critically injured in their home on April 20Sergio FraireCredit: Burbank Police DepartmentNEED TO KNOWA California man has been charged in the murder and attempted murder of a school teacher and her daughterSergio Meza Fraire, 30, could face the death penalty for his crimesHe is accused of entering the home of Arti Varma, 59, and fatally stabbing her while leaving her daughter Me…
Double-stabbing suspect charged with murder for killing 1st-grade teacher, wounding her daughter
Sergio Meza Fraire was additionally charged with attempted murder and first-degree burglary, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. The murder charge includes a special circumstance allegation of lying in wait.
Burbank man charged with murder in deadly double stabbing case
Prosecutors have formally charged a Burbank man in connection with a grisly double stabbing that left a beloved schoolteacher dead and her daughter seriously wounded. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday that Sergio Meza Fraire, 30, faces one felony count of murder with a special circumstance of lying in wait, one count [...]
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