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Darius Maxwell MN 01-20-2010

Darius Maxwell, 17

MN, St. Paul

January 20, 2010

Darius, who was only 17 and getting ready to go to college, when he was stabbed to death by his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend.

Darius was visiting his girlfriend at her home when Phillip E. Elphage broke into the home and stabbed Darius five times in his chest and twice in his back. Both Darius’ girlfriend and her one-year old son witnessed the stabbing.

When Darius fled the house, Phillip Elphage began punching his ex-girlfriend in the face and only stopped when a friend intervened.

Phillip Elphage had a history of abusing his ex-girlfriend. The abuse started when she was 8 months pregnant with his child. She broke up with him about six months before the murder and obtained an order for protection against him in November of 2009. Elphage was in violation of that no contact order when he went to her house on January 30th .

Phillip Elphage pled guilty to second degree murder and first degree burglary and was sentenced to 367 months in prison.

Source:

MCBW.org - Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women - Femicide Reports - 2010 Femicide Report

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