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South Milwaukee man charged in fatal stabbing needs competency exam

Posted at 11:31 AM, Jan 18, 2019
and last updated 2019-01-18 12:31:36-05

SOUTH MILWAUKEE — Kehinde Afolayan, 31, who was charged with first-degree murder for the fatal stabbing of a 62-year-old woman in South Milwaukee, appeared in court Friday.

The court found probable cause Afolayan is not competent to proceed and ordered a competency exam.

A report return is scheduled for 8:15 a.m. Feb. 8.


According to a criminal complaint, officers responded to the scene near Clark and 5th Avenue on Jan. 11 to find the woman breathing but motionless and covered in blood in her wheelchair. The victim died just before being transported to the hospital.

A responding officer said that while he was awaiting medical personnel to arrive, he saw Afolayan leaving the upper floor of the apartment with a bloodied shirt in hand. Witnesses identified the man as the suspect.

One witness said he saw through a window the man stabbing the woman and recognized him as someone who had been getting the victim's mail, according to the criminal complaint.

Afolayan had been living with the victim since October, one of the woman's children said.

The autopsy found that the woman had been stabbed 116 times, ranging from her chest to her hands.

Police say Afolayan was not communicative during an attempted interview but uttered statements such as "Jesus forgives me."