A former MMA fighter is accused of stabbing his ex-girlfriend 17 times and then stuffing her body into a bin which he then hid in his closet after an argument outside the woman’s Tennessee home.
Torres had broken up with Herelle a month before she was killed, according to her sister who said the relationship was abusive both physically and emotionally.
Dwayne Herelle Jr., 28, has been charged with murder after he allegedly stabbed Irene Torres, 24, outside the home she shared with her parents in the early morning hours of January 29, according to her sister and local reports.
According to DailyMail, the pair had been embroiled in a bitter argument the day before, according to investigators, and Herelle had waited for Torres to return home from her shift at the bar where they worked together to exact his revenge.
After sinking his blade into her more than a dozen times, Herelle allegedly stuffed Torres’ lifeless body into the trunk of his car and drove to his apartment in Bellevue, where he forced her corpse into a storage bin before hiding it in his closet.
He later disposed of Torres’ blood-soaked clothes and purse in a nearby dumpster, detectives said.
Baltimore said he was present for Torres’ autopsy where defense wounds were present on her body.
‘I was told while I was standing there with the doctor that she was stabbed in excess of 17 times,’ Baltimore recalled.
When Torres’ parents realized she had not returned home after her shift, they checked their security camera footage which appeared to show their daughter being dragged out of shot by a man believed to be Herelle.
The pair had split up a month prior and Torres’ father, suspecting Herelle was involved, drove to the man’s house to confront him.
Police said Herelle initially told him that his daughter was staying at a hotel, before allegedly confessing to the murder.
Torres’ older sister Reyna Douglas wrote on a GoFundMe page set up for the victim’s funeral costs that Herelle conducted a calculated attack.
‘Irene had suffered months of physical and emotional abuse during her relationship with Dwayne.
‘On December 29, 2022, she made the brave decision to escape while Dwayne was working and she returned to her parents’ home in the middle of the night terrified and exhausted.
‘For those that were fortunate to know Irene, despite being terrorized, abused, and living in fear, she always had a smile on her face and a compliment to give. Her generosity will always be remembered,’ Douglas’ tribute to her sister read.
