When Delfina Perez Chilel never arrived in Hallandale Beach to pick up her two children, Florida, When I went to daycare last Friday, it immediately set off the alarms.

Chilel, 41, was known to arrive on time, so when the clock struck 9pm, workers at the center became worried and called. police. A relative gathered the children, ages 8 and 9, and told cops that Perez Chilel’s car and a vehicle belonging to their father, Victor Chavez, were parked in the driveway.

However, according to the relative’s statement, no one opened the door.

“Family members provided officers with information about their parents’ history of domestic disputes, concerns for the father’s mental health and previous threats,” Hallandale Beach Police Department spokeswoman Grace Mariot said. he told local ABC affiliate WPLG.

According to the report, when police entered the house they encountered a scene they described as “horrifying.” Officials said that Perez Chilel, who was 20 weeks pregnant, was found with “serious injuries” in the bathroom, while 38-year-old Chavez was found “lethargic and unresponsive” in the bedroom.

Efforts to resuscitate Perez Chilel were unsuccessful and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Chavez was taken to the hospital, where he confessed to killing Perez Chilel and attempting suicide, according to police. Police arrested him on two counts of second-degree felonies. murderreservation records are shown.

He is being held without bail at the main jail in Hallandale.

A neighbor told WPLG that Perez Chilel told her that Chavez was very jealous but also “had the face of a crazy man.”

“It was obvious that he was not a normal person,” the neighbor said.

Chavez had been arrested three times previously for domestic violence, according to a review of court records. In 2017, Chavez was accused of beating Perez Chilel after being upset that his ex-girlfriend was “getting into a new relationship” and not Perez Chilel. arrest paper shows. in 2015 Chavez was arrested for allegedly attacking his pregnant wife with a 7-inch knife. (The victim in that incident is redacted from court records, but details identify him as Perez Chilel.) Chavez in 2014 He was arrested on charges of assault and disorderly conduct for allegedly assaulting a “Lyliana Perez” who was “enraged by suspected infidelity.” (Perez Chilel was known as “Lily,” according to reports.)

The charges were later dropped in each case.

The two children are now with relatives; Child Protection Investigation Services is investigating.

Perez Chilel’s younger sister set up a GoFundMe Campaign to help pay for Perez Chilel’s body to be sent to Guatemala for burial.

“My sister was an amazing mother, daughter, sister, wife and friend,” the page says. “She has been a part of our lives for just over 41 years and we already feel lost without her and her smile for everyone who meets her. Now it’s up to me to raise his two beautiful children along with mine. Their lives will not be easy… Our nephew and niece lost their parents in the blink of an eye.”

Detailed information about the terrible incident has not yet been made public.