GUILTY CA - Karina Castro, 27, mother of 2, Beheaded With A Sword During Domestic Dispute, San Carlos, 2022 *Arrest*

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Samurai sword beheading trial begins in San Mateo County

(KRON) — The murder trial of Jose “Rafa” Solano Landaeta began in a San Mateo County courtroom on Monday afternoon. The 34-year-old Hayward man is accused of beheading his ex-girlfriend, Kari…

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Guilty

Man murdered mother of his child by beheading her in broad daylight with a samurai sword

One witness during trial said the killer swung at the young mother of two "with such a blow, her arm was almost severed from her body."

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Karina Castro and Jose Raphael Solano Landaeta reportedly got into a heated war of words on social media.

According to the station, Landaeta and the victim shared a 1-year-old daughter.
At the time of the incident, the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office said the "stabbing instrument was used in the commission of the crime" and the "suspect is known to the victim."

Castro and Landaeta shared a 1-year-old daughter together.

The victim’s father, Martin Castro, said he did not like Landaeta “from day one.”
“He’s been nothing but trouble since the day he came into her life,” he told KION. “When she got pregnant by him, my heart dropped.”

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Samurai sword killer sentenced to prison for beheading ex-girlfriend Karina Castro

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (KRON) — The killer who used a samurai sword to decapitate his ex-girlfriend, Karina Castro, in the middle of a San Carlos street was sentenced on Tuesday to serve 25 yea…

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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (KRON) — The killer who used a samurai sword to decapitate his ex-girlfriend, Karina Castro, in the middle of a San Carlos street was sentenced on Tuesday to serve 25 years to life in prison with possibility of parole.

Jose “Rafa” Solano Landaeta, 34, of Hayward, was sentenced by San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Lisa Novak. The judge told a packed courtroom that she wished she could make the sentence more severe, but legally could not under California law.

Several of Castro’s family members made emotional victim impact statements while Landaeta sat silently, shackled with handcuffs, and guarded by eight sheriff’s deputies.