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Nick Pasqual Convicted of Attempted Murder in 2024 Stabbing of Ex-Girlfriend

A June 2 sentencing will determine whether he receives a life prison term.

Overview

  • A California jury, which returned its verdict Friday, found Pasqual guilty on all counts including attempted murder, forcible rape, first-degree residential burglary, and three counts of injuring a partner, with special allegations for great bodily injury and use of a weapon.
  • Prosecutors said he broke into makeup artist Allie Shehorn’s Sunland home at about 4:30 a.m. on May 23, 2024, and stabbed her more than 20 times.
  • After the attack, Pasqual fled California and was detained at a U.S.–Mexico border checkpoint in Sierra Blanca, Texas, before being returned to Los Angeles to face trial.
  • Shehorn testified with visible scars and had obtained a restraining order days before the assault after reporting prior abuse, including a May 18 arrest of Pasqual on a domestic-violence-related charge.
  • The verdict followed a trial from April 27 to May 8 and has sharpened attention on domestic violence cases in which victims seek court protection shortly before severe attacks.