A shocking incident has come to light where 28-year-old MMA fighter, Dwayne Herelle Jr., has been charged with criminal homicide for the brutal murder of his ex-girlfriend, Irene Torres. The incident took place in January outside Torres’ parent’s home in Nashville, Tennessee, where she was allegedly stabbed to death by Herelle Jr.
During a recent hearing, Detective Derry Baltimore from the Metro Nashville Police Department revealed harrowing details of the murder, stating that surveillance footage captured the attack. After an argument, Dwayne Herelle Jr. began stabbing Torres multiple times before placing her in the trunk of his car. The court video included Torres’ screams, making the gravity of the situation even more apparent.
The autopsy report showed that Torres had been stabbed over 17 times, and detectives found that Herelle Jr. disposed of his bloody pants and Torres’ purse in a dumpster behind a local grocery store. Initially, Herelle Jr. denied seeing Torres and even lied to her father, stating that she was staying in a downtown hotel. However, he later admitted to the stabbing, which was caught on video by Torres’ father.
Following this confession, the police searched Herelle Jr.’s apartment and discovered Torres’ body. The incident is truly tragic and a reminder of the need for greater awareness and support around domestic violence.
“We went to the closet area, and I could see the victim inside of a clear tote, looked like she was wrapped in some type of comforter,” Baltimore said during the hearing.
The older sister of Irene Torres, Reyna Douglas, has spoken out about the details of her sister’s murder. According to Douglas, Dwayne Herelle Jr. was lying in wait for Torres to return home from work, and then ambushed her from behind. He then proceeded to repeatedly stab Torres in front of their parent’s house.
“When her parents awoke hours later and realized she never came inside the house, they checked their security cameras along with their neighbors’ cameras and saw Dwayne forcibly dragging Irene out of the camera’s frame,” she wrote. “Her mom called 911 and her dad rushed to Dwayne’s apartment to bring his daughter home. What he got instead was a confession from Dwayne.”
According to Douglas, the relationship was marked by physical and emotional abuse, leaving Torres in a vulnerable and dangerous situation.
Douglas has claimed that Torres mustered up the courage to leave the relationship, and in the middle of the night, returned to their parent’s home seeking safety.
“Irene showed immense bravery in leaving her abusive relationship and was so happy to start her new life with the support of her family, only to be hunted down in her front yard and brutally murdered one month later,” she concluded.
