Florida Med Student, Emmanuel Espinoza Confessed Stabbing His Mom Multiple Times for “Getting On His Nerves”

Emmanuel Espinoza is a 21-year-old student from the University of Florida who is currently in police custody. The Florida pre-med student drove to Polk County, his mother’s house and stabbed her to death, reported WCJB.

Thus, on Saturday, the 21-year-old student was charged with “first-degree murder” for killing his mother. 

A few hours after the incident, Grady Judd, the Polk County Sheriff, released a statement regarding the incident.

As per his statement, Emmanuel Espinoza was driving to Elvia Espinoza, his mother. His motive was to stay there for a family event. 

However, when Emmanuel arrived at the door, he held a knife. When his mom opened the door, he started stabbing his mother in the doorway. 

Elvia Espinoza was a 47-year-old elementary school teacher who was killed brutally by her son for getting on his nerves, police stated. She was popular for the fashion-related content that she shared on social media. 

This incident occurred at around 2 p.m., on April 6, Saturday in Frostproof, Florida. 

After killing his mother, the suspect called 911 and confessed the crime. 

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After allegedly stabbing his mom to death, 21-year-old Emmanuel Espinoza called 911 to confess to the slaying, the sheriff said. https://t.co/xmRw4anNFx

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Who is Emmanuel Espinoza?

As per TimesNow, Emmanuel Espinoza is a medical student pursuing his education from Florida State University. 

According to ABC News, the incident occurred when the victim was on a call talking to a family-relative.

Grady Judd, the Polk County Sheriff, in a statement, recorded,

“We talked to him and he confessed. He said, ‘You know, I have wanted to kill my mother for many, many years because she got on my nerves.”

The police official added that Elvia Espinoza lived in the south of Frostproof, in a beautiful house. 

He added,

“He knocked on the front door, and when mom opened the front door, he began to stab her. She ran from him, she was talking to a family member on the phone, and … he stabbed her until she fell down and died.”

As per the statements by the sheriff, the suspect, Emmanuel Espinoza has been sent to Polk County Jail.

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