A Northern California man has been found guilty of first-degree murder for beheading his ex-girlfriend with a samurai sword in the middle of a street in 2022.

The jury handed down their verdict Monday afternoon in a Redwood City courtroom.

They found Rafa Solano guilty of murdering 27-year-old Karina Castro in the middle of a street in San Carlos, a city in San Mateo County.

Officials say the crime happened in the street outside the victim’s residence during an argument over Snapchat messages.

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    1 year ago

    Reading the article, she threatened to weaponize Snapchat by blasting out his statutory r*pe conviction from 10 years ago as a defense along with mental health issues territory. He already had a restraining order against him territory too.