Topline: The man immediately fled the residence, leaving their two children with the victim as she bled to death.
Published: January 14, 2025 4:20 pm ET
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Rodrigo Bravo (via Monterey County Jail)
SALINAS, CA — A California man admitted to the 2023 stabbing of the mother of his children, authorities said.
Rodrigo Bravo, 31, a resident of Salinas, CA, pleaded no contest on January 8, 2025, to the second-degree murder of his girlfriend and the mother of his children, Eleni Tavua, in June 2023, Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni announced.
Bravo also admitted that he personally used a knife in the commission of Tavua’s killing.
According to authorities, on June 23, 2023, Tavua and her two children, ages one and two, were at their residence in Salinas. Despite a domestic violence restraining order in place prohibiting Bravo from contacting Tavua, Bravo was also at the residence. While there, Bravo and Tavua engaged in an argument.
During their argument, Bravo pulled out a knife and stabbed Tavua at least five times, puncturing her aorta. Bravo immediately fled the residence, leaving their two children with Tavua as she bled to death.
“He basically did it in front of them or in the area of the kids,” a spokesperson for the Salinas Police Department told KSBW.
Bravo will be sentenced on March 5, 2025, by the Honorable Andrew G. Liu. He will receive a sentence of 16 years to life in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
This case was investigated by Salinas Police Department Detective Pete Gomez and Monterey County District Attorney Investigator Rachel Maldonado.
Presumption of Innocence: A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is presumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The defendant in this case is only accused of the charges set forth in the criminal complaint. They are innocent until proven guilty.
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Rodrigo Bravo (via Monterey County Jail)
SALINAS, CA — A California man admitted to the 2023 stabbing of the mother of his children, authorities said.
Rodrigo Bravo, 31, a resident of Salinas, CA, pleaded no contest on January 8, 2025, to the second-degree murder of his girlfriend and the mother of his children, Eleni Tavua, in June 2023, Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni announced.
Bravo also admitted that he personally used a knife in the commission of Tavua’s killing.
According to authorities, on June 23, 2023, Tavua and her two children, ages one and two, were at their residence in Salinas. Despite a domestic violence restraining order in place prohibiting Bravo from contacting Tavua, Bravo was also at the residence. While there, Bravo and Tavua engaged in an argument.
During their argument, Bravo pulled out a knife and stabbed Tavua at least five times, puncturing her aorta. Bravo immediately fled the residence, leaving their two children with Tavua as she bled to death.
“He basically did it in front of them or in the area of the kids,” a spokesperson for the Salinas Police Department told KSBW.
Bravo will be sentenced on March 5, 2025, by the Honorable Andrew G. Liu. He will receive a sentence of 16 years to life in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
This case was investigated by Salinas Police Department Detective Pete Gomez and Monterey County District Attorney Investigator Rachel Maldonado.
Presumption of Innocence: A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is presumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The defendant in this case is only accused of the charges set forth in the criminal complaint. They are innocent until proven guilty.
Editor's Note: ThePo makes every effort to accurately transcribe the contents of affidavits of probable cause contained in criminal complaints. Often, the complaints themselves are copies of copies of faxed copies, and are difficult to read. To confirm the accuracy of our transcription, contact the Magisterial District Court listed above and request a copy of the criminal complaint. It's a public record to which you are entitled.
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California Man Admits Stabbing His Girlfriend to Death in Front of Their Children
The man immediately fled the residence, leaving their two children with the victim as she bled to death.
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Published: January 14, 2025 4:20 pm ET
Rodrigo Bravo (via Monterey County Jail)
SALINAS, CA — A California man admitted to the 2023 stabbing of the mother of his children, authorities said.
Rodrigo Bravo, 31, a resident of Salinas, CA, pleaded no contest on January 8, 2025, to the second-degree murder of his girlfriend and the mother of his children, Eleni Tavua, in June 2023, Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni announced.
Bravo also admitted that he personally used a knife in the commission of Tavua’s killing.
According to authorities, on June 23, 2023, Tavua and her two children, ages one and two, were at their residence in Salinas. Despite a domestic violence restraining order in place prohibiting Bravo from contacting Tavua, Bravo was also at the residence. While there, Bravo and Tavua engaged in an argument.
During their argument, Bravo pulled out a knife and stabbed Tavua at least five times, puncturing her aorta. Bravo immediately fled the residence, leaving their two children with Tavua as she bled to death.
“He basically did it in front of them or in the area of the kids,” a spokesperson for the Salinas Police Department told KSBW.
Bravo will be sentenced on March 5, 2025, by the Honorable Andrew G. Liu. He will receive a sentence of 16 years to life in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
This case was investigated by Salinas Police Department Detective Pete Gomez and Monterey County District Attorney Investigator Rachel Maldonado.
Presumption of Innocence: A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is presumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The defendant in this case is only accused of the charges set forth in the criminal complaint. They are innocent until proven guilty.
Editor's Note: ThePo makes every effort to accurately transcribe the contents of affidavits of probable cause contained in criminal complaints. Often, the complaints themselves are copies of copies of faxed copies, and are difficult to read. To confirm the accuracy of our transcription, contact the Magisterial District Court listed above and request a copy of the criminal complaint. It's a public record to which you are entitled.
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