A California father is facing a raft of charges after prosecutors allege he stabbed and killed his wife after he was bailed out of jail on previous domestic violence charges.
The repeat offender, Thomas John Iovenitti, 40, of Concord is accused of murdering his wife, Alisha Iovenitti, 39, in the family’s home last month.
The mother of three leaves behind 9-year-old twins and a 10-year-old son, according to an online fundraiser for the children.
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Concord Police responded to a 911 call in which a “caller reported a disturbance between a man and a woman. The man was reported to be armed with a knife,” police said.
It happened Friday, Oct. 23, just after 8 p.m.; officers forced their way into the family’s home after repeated attempts to contact anyone inside. Once inside, they discovered a man and woman with several stab wounds.
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The woman, later identified by prosecutors as Iovenitti’s wife, died at the scene despite life-saving efforts by paramedics.
Prior to his wife’s killing, Iovenitti was released from jail for a pending case where he “was charged with assault with a deadly weapon and assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury, corporal injury to a spouse, and false imprisonment,” according to the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office.
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He was arrested on charges related to the previous incident in May.
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Days after his arrest, the DA said a judge set Iovenitti’s bail at $1,000 and “issued stay-away orders barring him from contacting his wife or returning to the family’s residence.”
As for the couple’s children, they are being cared for by family and close friends.
“The family unit is working tirelessly together to give them a stable home, counseling, and routines that feel normal again,” the fundraiser said.
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Their father is in custody without bail.
If Iovenitti is convicted, he could face a maximum sentence of 29 years to life in prison.
He is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday.