Jim Matthews, a Michigan news anchor, was killed in a violent home invasion; his son, who attempted to wrestle with the attacker, was critically injured.
Authorities discovered 57-year-old Jim Matthews' body inside the unit along with a 10-year-old youngster who had suffered severe beatings. Investigators said the alleged murderer was still inside the home but she had overdosed and was wounded herself, as per ABC7 Chicago.
Michigan Radio News Anchor Jim Matthews Killed
Shortly later, police were called to the house where they discovered Matthews dead and Nichole Guertin, his 35-year-old girlfriend, with life-threatening stab wounds. Guertin was found in a neighboring parking lot, critically bleeding, and wrapped with duct tape.
After undergoing brain and ear surgery, Hunter, the Michigan news anchor's son, is in a critical condition. When Hunter attempted to confront his father's killer, he was beaten, handcuffed, and thrown into a cupboard.
Hunter was discovered in a closet tied up and injured. The suspect, who is still in the hospital and has not been identified, is believed to have brutalized the kid when he attempted to defend himself.
The child is being given medication while he goes through the hardest battle he has yet to face, according to his aunt Ashley Quigley. In an interview, Joe Nicolai praised his brother Jim Matthews, saying he was just a great person. "He was really enthusiastic about his kids, took care of them, and was a family man."
When asked why the suspect was at his brother's house, Nicolai said he have no idea why he was there, what he was doing there, or what business he had there, Daily Mail reported.
Attacker was a 'Family Friend'
The grieving brother said to a news source in Michigan that the brutality is not even something you'd see in a horror movie. Nicolai said his wife comforted Matthews' partner and 5-year-old kid who managed to escape the savage attack when she contacted him on Friday to inform him about the incident.
Hours prior to the horrifying incident, the alleged killer was invited inside Matthews' home and routinely visited, according to the police. The culprit, who attempted suicide after the slaughter, was hospitalized along with the three survivors, authorities confirmed.
"There is no motive, and I'm not clear what he is doing there. According to the primary investigator I spoke with, my brother most likely arrived home to this," Nicolai said.
Matthews arrives home at 5:30 p.m in the morning, was probably attacked by surprise. The attack on Quigley's sister's family, which she called vicious and needless, has prompted her to launch a GoFundMe page to help her family, according to New York Post.
There have been many tears shed in our newsroom this afternoon, according to Matthews' coworkers, who praised him as "a consummate professional" when he was delivering the news. They said, "Our thoughts go out to Jim's family and friends. The situation is still being investigated into.
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