Terrible Happening

I went to the nursing home this morning for my usual weekly visit and one of the girls who worked there asked me if I had heard of a mother and daughter getting stabbed by a man that the mother had met and had been conversing with on Facebook.  I said I hadn't heard anything about it.
This afternoon about 4 pm.,I got a phone call from my twin brother.  The guy who did the stabbing was the stbx of my niece, my twin brother's daughter.  They have been married about 12 years.  They separated this past summer because of his behavior issues, his bursts of anger and violence.  She got scared for herself and their 2 children.
Evidently, He had been conversing with the mother on Facebook.  He went to her house and asked her out.  She refused and he went violent.  He stabbed the mother 20 times and tried to cut out her tongue.  When the daughter came to her mother's defense, he stabbed her in the back.  Both were taken to a local hospital and then air lifted to a trauma center farther North. 
He has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault.  Other charges may follow.  I have known this guy for years and have ate dinner with him many many times.
My twin brother's family are very upset and rightfully so.  He called me to remember this man in prayer, his family and those who were injured in this attack.
UPDATE---UPDATE--UPDATE
THIS MAN WILL ALSO BE CHARGED WITH THE DEATH OF HIS FATHER WHO WAS MURDERED LAST JUNE.  INFORMATION HAS COME FORWARD THAT LINKS HIM TO HIS FATHER'S DEATH.  HE WILL BE CHARGED WITH THE STABBING OF THIS MOTHER AND DAUGHTER AND, THE MURDER OF HIS FATHER.  THIS WILL BE DONE AT HIS COURT DAY  TODAY AT 1 PM.

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beaniesgirl
beaniesgirl

Prayers to sustain all those involved, that they will be comforted by God\'s presence during this part of their journey. May our Lord bring them peace and healing as only He can. As Satan is in this, so is God.
((HUGS))
Rachel
deleted_user
deleted_user

This is awful!!!! Jeanna
angeleyes92
angeleyes92

please dont blame mental illness for this. i have a mental illness and it is not in me to harm others because im mentally ill. there is something wrong with this man but just because he has a mental illness is not why he did this. i hope he gets the help he needs and that everyone recovers.
starbright1949
starbright1949

I just dont know what to say, other than all of you have a gaurdian angel watching over you all this time. And the pple on fb shld be more careful. As for this man what he did to his parents and the ladys he shld get what he deserves.