"Guilty Verdict: San Carlos Man Convicted in Samurai Sword Beheading Case"
TL;DR
A jury has found Jose "Rafa" Solano Landaeta guilty of murdering his ex-girlfriend, Karina Castro, by beheading her with a samurai sword in San Carlos. The 34-year-old man was driven by vengeance after their toxic relationship turned sour, with Castro accusing him of being a pedophile and rapist. Landaeta, who suffers from paranoid schizophrenia, stopped taking his medication leading up to the murder. Despite claiming self-defense due to death threats, the jury rejected his plea and found him guilty. Castro's father expressed relief at the verdict, hoping for a life sentence for Landaeta.
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