REHOBETH, Ala. (WDNews) — A Rehobeth man is facing multiple domestic violence charges after authorities say he stabbed his wife and assaulted his stepdaughter Tuesday evening.
According to the Houston County Sheriff’s Office, dispatchers received a 911 call on October 7 from a juvenile reporting that her mother had been stabbed. Deputies arrived within minutes at the 300 block of Lantana Court, where they found the victim seeking help at a neighbor’s home. First aid was rendered at the scene before Rehobeth Rescue transported her to a local hospital.
Investigators determined that 48-year-old Benford Mafuvadze became violent during a domestic argument, throwing objects before chasing his wife with a kitchen knife and stabbing her several times. When the couple’s 15-year-old daughter tried to intervene, Mafuvadze allegedly struck her multiple times with a closed fist.
Both victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Mafuvadze was arrested and charged with Domestic Violence Second-Degree/Assault Second-Degree and Domestic Violence Third-Degree.
He was booked into the Houston County Jail with bonds totaling $36,000.
