Daily Mail
November 22, 2013
A 22-year-old single mother whose criminal ex-boyfriend allegedly stabbed her and killed her mom had dropped a restraining order against him just weeks before last night’s brazen attack.
Camden’s Gilbert Villanueva, 26, was today charged with fatally stabbing Suzanne DuRocher, 50, and viciously wounding his former flame Kristen DuRocher in their Merchantville, New Jersey home.
Villanueva allegedly broke into the women’s house on the 100 block of Prospect Street about 10.30pm, and went up to Kristen’s bedroom on the second floor.
When Suzanne heard the confrontation, she tried to make Villanueva leave and he stabbed her with a pocket-knife, according to CBS.
Police said he then stabbed Kristen.
Kristen’s young daughter was also in the house but was unharmed. She is not Villanueva’s child.
Kristen and Villanueva had reportedly once dated, but their one-year relationship was tumultuous.
CBS reported Kristen had taken out a restraining order against Villanueva on October 27, but dropped it on October 31.
Villanueva, a father of two, also reportedly had four prior arrests for weapons and terrorist threats, including three convictions.
Last night, neighbor Andrew Kuppler told WPVI Kristen knocked on his door about 10.30pm and said she needed help for her and her mother.
‘She looked like she was in shock. She had some obvious wounds to her arm,’ Kuppler said.
‘She just said she was attacked, she was stabbed, and that she needed some help, so we called 911 and told the police what was going on.’
Suzanne, a mother of three, was rushed to Cooper University Hospital where she died from her wounds, while Kristen Durocher was in a stable condition.