A Pennsylvania man who was arrested had reportedly stalked his estranged wife prior to stabbing her in the legs in a parking lot.
Geoffrey Kay-Conway Sr., 52, was arrested and charged with attempted murder, attempted kidnapping, attempted rape, aggravated assault, stalking, unlawful restraint, and other charges, after stabbing his estranged wife in her legs on Sunday morning at a Walmart parking lot, the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office said in a statement.
Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Upper Merion Township Police Chief Thomas Nolan announced Kay-Conway’s arrest in the statement, adding that an “active” abuse protection order had been in place.
“The assault occurred while an active Protection From Abuse (PFA) Order was in effect,” the statement said.
A King of Prussia man who police say stabbed his estranged wife in a Walmart parking lot Sunday was arrested with authorities alleging he’d long planned to kidnap, rape, and murder her.https://t.co/v5KWt7wcf2
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Officers from the Upper Merion Township Police responded to reports that a domestic assault was taking place between a male attacker and a female victim in a Nissan Rogue around 10:45 a.m. in the parking lot of a Walmart located in King of Prussia.
Upon arriving on the scene, police found the woman in the parking lot after she had escaped from her estranged husband after being stabbed in her leg “multiple times.”
Police went on to arrest Kay-Conway after finding him in another parking lot and discovered him with a “large metal pick” that was sticking out of the pocket of his sweatshirt and black zip ties that were described to be in the shape of handcuffs.
A black duffle bag containing a “black pepperball gun with two magazines,” piercing tools, including one with the victim’s name on it, a blindfold, zip ties, duct tape, and other tools were reportedly discovered in Kay-Conway’s pickup truck.
Additionally, a court order and letter addressed to Kay-Conway’s brother in a manilla envelope were found in the truck. The court order was reportedly issued after the PFA Order was violated and Kay-Conway was arrested for stalking on Oct. 31. He was released from jail after paying a bail of $5,000.
At the bottom of the court order he had written, “I Have 1.5 months to Kill that B**ch. Could have Killed her 17 times if I wanted. What a weak system.”
“The most dangerous time for a victim of domestic violence is when she leaves her abuser,” Steele said in the statement. “This victim worked to keep herself safe by obtaining a PFA and reporting the defendant when he violated the PFA by obsessively stalking her. Thankfully, bystanders intervened to help the victim yesterday. This case demonstrates just how dangerous domestic violence is, including stalking behavior.”
Kay-Conway was arraigned on Nov. 20 and was denied bail. He was remanded to the Montgomery County Correctional Facility.
