Peabody man accused of making an attempt to kill his girlfriend by setting residence on hearth

Crime

Edi Diazabakana is charged with tried homicide, arson, home assault and battery, and kidnapping, police mentioned.

A 39-year-old Peabody man allegedly tried to kill his girlfriend and set their residence on hearth Tuesday night, police mentioned.

Edi Diazabakana is charged with tried homicide, arson, home assault and battery, and kidnapping, Peabody police mentioned in a press launch Wednesday.

Police responded to an residence hearth at 85 Lowell St. round 11 p.m. on Aug. 8, the discharge mentioned. When the primary officer received to the scene, Diazabakana’s girlfriend referred to as out for assist and mentioned her boyfriend was making an attempt to kill her.

The Peabody Hearth Division quickly arrived and put out the hearth, police mentioned.

When police entered the foyer of the residence constructing, a 28-year-old lady got here operating down the steps, NBC10 Boston reported. She advised police her boyfriend, who lives together with her and was later recognized as Diazabakana, got here into the bed room whereas she was sleeping and lit the mattress on hearth, the information station reported.

The sufferer had damaged up with Diazabakana earlier that day, and he had not taken it nicely, she advised police, in keeping with the Gloucester Each day Occasions. Sooner or later, they received right into a battle and he allegedly hit her within the face a number of instances, inflicting a bloody nostril which police observed, the Each day Occasions reported.

The sufferer tried to get out of the residence throughout the hearth, however Diazabakana allegedly bodily stopped her from leaving and advised her “they have been each going to die there collectively,” the Each day Occasions reported.

The sufferer’s 50-year-old mom was additionally within the residence that evening, NBC10 Boston reported.

“My mom tried to assist, however he fought her off,” Sasha, the sufferer’s sister, advised WBZ-TV. “My mom ran out to get assist, and it was solely by the grace of God that my sister and my mom are each alive proper now.”

The lady and her mom suffered important burns on their decrease legs, NBC10 Boston reported. Police later discovered a purple fuel tank and a blow torch within the residence.

The hearth displaced the constructing’s 20 residents, as authorities deemed the constructing unsafe, the Each day Occasions reported. The American Pink Cross is helping.

Police arrested Diazabakana with out incident, NBC10 Boston reported. He was arraigned Wednesday in Peabody District Courtroom and held with out bail.

Throughout the arraignment, Diazabakana pleaded not responsible, the Each day Occasions reported. He’s due at a dangerousness listening to scheduled for Aug. 16.

The decide additionally ordered Diazabakana to don’t have any contact with the sufferer, the newspaper reported. They’ve reportedly been courting for 3 years and moved in collectively in October 2023.