Police: Husband accused in murder of wife, 2-year-old son in Plantation suffered from PTSD, had troubled marriage
PLANTATION, FLA. (WSVN) - Police have released additional details about the deaths of a woman and her 2-year-old son as, investigators said, they have proofRead More Police in Plantation have revealed that Jean Carlos Aponte, accused of murdering his wife, Sara, and their 2-year-old son, Ethan, before attempting to kill himself. The discovery was made by Sara's parents when they couldn't get in touch with their daughter. Police found Sara's body on the kitchen floor and found her son in the backyard pool. Aponte had reportedly overdosed and was found unconscious in the bedroom. New un-redacted pages from the arrest report reveal that Aponte suffered from PTSD from his Iraq deployments and was taking medication. The mother and sister of Aponte also told police that their marriage was in trouble and he was recently in constant pain.
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PLANTATION, FLA. (WSVN) - Police have released additional details about the deaths of a woman and her 2-year-old son as, investigators said, they have proof that the father was behind the murders.
Plantation Police said 40-year-old Jean Carlos Aponte killed his wife, Sara, and their young son, Ethan, before he unsuccessfully tried to take his own life.
The gruesome discovery was made last Tuesday by Sara’s parents, who came to the house when they couldn’t get in touch with their daughter.
Investigators said the parents found Sara on the kitchen floor and called 911. Police later found the 2-year-old boy in the backyard pool. Both had been stabbed to death.
According to police, Aponte had overdosed and was found unconscious in the bedroom.
New un-redacted pages from the arrest report detail how Sara’s father told detectives “that Jean suffered from [post-traumatic stress disorder] from his deployments in Iraq while he was in the Marine Corps. He stated that he believed that Jean managed his “issues” well most of the time but knew him to have a few anger outbursts.”
Sara’s mother also spoke to police, telling them “she knew that Jean suffered from PTSD and had some aggression issues and was taking medication.”
The mother and sister of Aponte also met with police and told them that he “suffered from depression and was recently in constant pain.”
According to the newly released pages, Aponte’s marriage was in trouble. Detectives said that, on the day of the murders, one of the baby monitors recorded a woman’s voice saying, “I hope she was worth it. Don’t come after my money.”
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