Suspects Stephen Brown, 23, and Hailey Kai Dandurand, 20. Photo / Facebook
Suspects Stephen Brown, 23, and Hailey Kai Dandurand, 20. Photo / Facebook
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Two suspects arrested in the alleged murder of a 51-year-old Hawaiian house cleaner have been identified as a local couple.
Stephen Brown, 23, and Hailey Kai Dandurand, 20, were taken into custody late Thursday after Telma Boinville was found beaten to death with a baseballbat inside a Honolulu holiday home.
"Good job, cops!" one onlooker yelled, while others shouted obscenities at the pair.
Officials said Dandurand was arrested for car theft, while Brown was taken into custody for a warrant and criminal property damage after he kicked out the window of a police vehicle.
Kevin Emery, the victim's husband, had confirmed to the Hawaii News Now he was banned from entering the home because the bloody scene was so horrific.
"They tied up my daughter and they beat my wife to death with a baseball bat," he said at the time. "They won't even let me in the house because it's so bad."
Authorities didn't immediately release a potential motive.
The victim's family called upon the public for further help on social media.
A GoFundMe page was created for the victim's eight-year-old daughter Makana (right). Photo / Supplied
"Pray for my family. Pray for my twin brother Kevin Emery, and his little Keiki," said the victim's brother-in-law, Brian Emery.
The late Boinville moved from Brazil to Hawaii in the 1990s and had been employed as a part-time teacher at Sunset Beach Elementary School in Pupukea before her tragic passing.
Brian told the Associated Press his relative was a lover of surfing, running, yoga, martial arts and baking.
Police found the two suspects in Boinville's car at a Walmart parking lot in Mililiani, Hawaii. Photo / Instagram, hanapaahoundz
Hawaii Department of Education spokeswoman Donalyn Dela Cruz said her sudden loss of has "deeply affected" the community.
