{"id":1589,"date":"2026-03-20T10:41:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T10:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=1589"},"modified":"2026-03-20T10:41:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T10:41:32","slug":"fitness-influencer-wont-face-homicide-charge-after-hubby-found-fatally-stabbed-on-toilet-in-nyc-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=1589","title":{"rendered":"Fitness influencer won&#8217;t face homicide charge after hubby found fatally stabbed on toilet in NYC home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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I\u2019m never going to get to see him again,\u201d he said, according to the documents. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was our 10-year f\u2013king anniversary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors said that Donald had previously allegedly assaulted his lover inside an apartment on Feb. 25, and returned June 14 threatening to kill him with a knife \u2014 despite a court order mandating that he stay away from Jacob.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The couple had been fighting for months, according to prosecutors.<br \/>\n <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/jzieben<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Before his tragic death, Jacob called his dad and told him that Donald was assaulting him, and sent photos of his injuries including a bloody head wound and a large bleeding gash on the back of his leg, prosecutors have said.<\/p>\n<p>Police later found Jacob slumped over on the toilet, covered in blood with gashes on his head and multiple stab wounds to the back of his leg, including one on the back of his calf that penetrated his muscle, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n<p>One of the wounds severed an artery, causing him to bleed to death, police have said.<\/p>\n<p>Donald was also indicted in October on various charges for the prior altercations.<\/p>\n<p>Cops lodged nine domestic violence incidents involving the pair dating back to 2022, prosecutors claimed previously.<\/p>\n<p>The Legal Aid Society, which represents Donald Zibenhood, declined to comment.<\/p>\n<p>He remains held at Rikers Island without bail and is due to appear next in court on May 20.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 728px 160px; gap:2px; width:908px; background:#eee; padding:2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u901a\u680f\u9876\u90e8\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u6a2a\u5e45 908x258 \u8de8\u6574\u884c -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; height:258px; 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