The Brief
- Trial looms for a Milwaukee man accused of fatally stabbing his wife while free on bail for strangulation.
- A domestic violence expert warned that strangulation raises homicide risk by 750%.
- Milwaukee County agencies use an outdated lethality survey, citing capacity and high case volume.
MILWAUKEE – Trial is looming for a Milwaukee man charged with stabbing his wife to death and then fleeing to Minnesota. A family violence expert says it is a homicide that should never have happened.
Red flags were there
What we know:
Prosecutors said Jerrod Stewart stabbed his wife 49 times, then stuffed her body in the trunk of her own car. A family violence expert focused on what happened three months before her death: a warning shot that Stewart was more likely to escalate to lethal violence.
“He’s been sending off so many red flags for so long it’s almost stunning!” said Casey Gwinn of the Alliance for Hope International.
A jury will soon decide if 43-year-old Jerrod Stewart is guilty of murdering his wife. One thing is certain –Tomitka Stewart is never coming home.…