A St. Paul man was charged with second-degree murder on Friday after authorities say he stabbed his wife at their Summit-University residence.
Kedu Husen Buseri (Courtesy of the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office)
During questioning Kedu Husen Buseri, 34, reportedly told authorities he had killed his wife, who authorities identified Friday as Sefiya Churiso Datu, 29.
The criminal complaint alleges the following details:
At about 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday, authorities say, Buseri called 911 and said that “someone died” and that “someone killed his wife” before hanging up.
When police arrived at his home in the 400 block of Central Avenue authorities report that Buseri answered the door with his hands covered in blood and blood spatter on the front of his shirt, shoes, jacket and face. He also reportedly had a small cut on one hand.
“She cut me … I cut her,” authorities allege that Buseri said.
Officers searched the house and found Datu in the basement, lying on the floor and wrapped in a blanket. Her eyes were open and her breathing was shallow but she did not respond to officers speaking to her.
The couple’s infant child was on the bed nearby; although officers found blood on the baby, the child was not injured.
When officers rolled Datu over, they saw she was covered in blood and had a large cut to her throat, her face and her bicep.
Datu was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead shortly after at 3:33 p.m.
Busseri, who was arrested, was taken to the hospital and treated for the cut to his hand. It did not require stitches.
During questioning, Buseri said he and his wife argued after he accused her of being unfaithful. It was during this argument,he claims, that they cut each other with knives.
When asked if he had killed his wife, Buseri said, “Yes,” according to the criminal complaint.
The woman’s homicide was the first of the year in St. Paul. There had been four at this time last year.
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