A 33-year-old man who came to the U.S. unlawfully is being charged with the murder of his 26-year-old wife‚ according to a post on dupagecounty.gov‚ which indicates that the man allegedly stabbed the woman numerous times‚ ";nearly decapitating her."; ";DuPage County State';s Attorney Robert Berlin and Carol Stream Chief of Police Don Cummings announced today that Judge Joshua Dieden has granted the States motion to deny pre-trial release for a Carol Stream man charged with the murder of his wife‚ twenty-six-year-old Maricela Simon Franco‚ following a domestic altercation at her apartment‚"; the post dated April 4 noted‚ adding that ";Baltazar Perez-Estrada‚ 33 ... appeared in First Appearance Court this morning charged with five counts of First Degree Murder.";DuPage County is in Illinois. The post indicates that the man went to a police station and notified authorities about the stabbing.";On April 1‚ 2024‚ at approximately 11:30 a.m.‚ Perez-Estrada entered the Carol Stream Police Department and informed authorities that he had allegedly stabbed his wife. Officers took Perez-Estrada into custody at this time and immediately opened an investigation. Through the course of their investigation‚ authorities learned that Perez-Estrada and Franco were at the apartment together and got into a verbal altercation at approximately 10 p.m.‚ the previous evening. It is alleged that the argument turned physical resulting in Perez-Estrada stabbing Franco dozens of times about her head‚ neck‚ body and hands‚ nearly decapitating her head. She was pronounced deceased at the scene‚"; the post explains.The post indicates that the man had recently unlawfully arrived in the country. ";Authorities also learned that Perez-Estada had been residing in Mexico and illegally arrived in the United States approximately two weeks ago. He was charged by the United States Government with alien inadmissibility and given a future court date. The couple have two minor children‚ both of whom were present at the time of the alleged murder‚"; it reads.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!