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Machete killer acquitted on appeal, committed to state hospital
More than seven years after a fatal machete attack at the Queen Kaʻahumanu Center, Kumulipo Sylva has been acquitted of manslaughter. The acquittal by 2nd Circuit Judge Kirstin Hamman follows a Hawaiʻi Supreme Court decision in December 2023 that overturned his original manslaughter conviction. Earlier this month, Hamman ordered Sylva transferred from the Hālawa Correctional […]
Kumulipo Sylva Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Deadly Mall Machete Attack
Kumulipo Sylva, the man accused of the “near decapitation” of Eduardo Alejandro “Alex” Cerezo with a machete at a mall bathroom on Maui in 2018, was sentenced today to a maximum term of 20 years in prison.
Lawsuit Filed by Family of Victim in Mall Machete Attack
A lawsuit was filed this week by the family of the victim in a fatal machete attack at a mall restroom on Maui last year.
BREAKING: Sylva Found Guilty of Lesser Manslaughter Charge in Mall Slaying
The jury in the murder trial of Kumulipo Sylva found the defendant guilty of manslaughter based on extreme mental or emotional disturbance.
Defendant, Kumulipo Sylva Takes Stand in Mall Murder Trial
Murder defendant, Kumulipo Sylva took the stand on Monday afternoon. The 24-year-old defendant is standing trial for the gruesome machete slaying of Eduardo Alejandro “Alex” Cerezo, a 35-year-old man from Makawao, in a mall bathroom on Maui last year.
Witness to Mall Machete Slaying Describes “Brutal” Attack
Witness Kyle Keoho said, “He comes in with a machete and then he starts like threatening us in like some weird mafia… (saying) ‘You guys are aliens. I’ve been sending them to the moon,’ or ‘You guys are the demons. I send them to the moon.’ Then he yells out his name and chops him in his neck,” according to Keoho who witnessed his friend fall to the ground.
Mall Restroom Machete Murder Trial Begins Jury Selection Today
Jury selection began today for Kumulipo Sylva, the man standing trial for the near decapitation of Eduardo Alejandro “Alex” Cerezo with a machete at a mall bathroom on Maui last year.
Family of Maui Murder Victim Speaks Out
“By shifting the focus from the gruesome details of our Alex’s death to how we can prevent another family from suffering the loss of a loved one, Alex’s death will not be in vain,” said Cerezo’s mother, Patricia Villarruel.
