A tattooed Texas man was sentenced to 40 years in prison last week for slitting the throat of his elderly lover, who was three times his age, in a gruesome murder last year, according to reports.
Alberto Rafael Ferrer Cabrera, 27, was sentenced to four decades in prison by Bexar County Judge Cristina Escalona. Friday To fatal cuts Donald Atha Weinandt, and his common-law spouse, aged 81 years, in San Antonio on February 1, 2025, According to KENS5.
Cabrera, who was 26 at the time, admitted to a 911 dispatcher around 5 a.m. that morning that he stabbed and killed Wyandett. KSAT channel reported.
The police went to the house and declared the octogenarian dead at the scene. According to the director.
A motive for the fatal shooting has not been determined, but Cabrera was reportedly “nervous” at the time about bringing his 4-year-old son to the United States from Colombia, the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office said.
By the time Cabrera completes his 40-year sentence, he will still be much younger than his lover was when he was slaughtered.
Cabrera was booked by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shortly after his arrest and charged with illegal entry from a foreign country, along with murder charges. But the charge no longer appears in online court records, KSAT reported.
Weinandt’s daughter, Caterina Mercadohe previously told the outlet She never spoke to Cabrera and “personally did not trust the situation.”
“It’s hard to believe,” Mercado said. “I think the questions will forever evolve as time goes on and we process what happened.”
The shocked daughter said she ultimately hopes Weinandt will be remembered as a “loving father.”
“Mr. Weinandt deserves to live his life in safety and dignity,” District Attorney Joe Gonzalez said in a statement obtained by the outlet. “Our office remains committed to holding those who commit acts of violence fully accountable.”