Woman, 32, ‘lower up ribs to drag her 69-year-old dad’s coronary heart out of his physique’
A woman is on trial charged with murder after she allegedly at cut out her father’s heart and slashed his head and face with a blade at their home in Indiana, USA.
She was arrested at the scene(Image: FACEBOOK)
A woman has been accused of murdering her dad and cutting out his heart.
Serena Dolnics, 32, has been charged with murder in after police say they found her covered in blood near her father’s corpse in Valparaiso, Indiana. Cops allegedly responded to a 911 call made by relatives of 69-year-old Gregory Dolnics after they became concerned about his well-being on Sunday evening, with the police dispatcher reportedly being told someone had seen Desiree ‘covered in blood’ at the home.
Arriving at the property, cops say that they found the property locked, but noticed a body lying on the ground surrounded by dried blood. Forcing entry, they discovered that the corpse belonged to Gregory, who had allegedly suffered slash wounds to the head, face, neck and hands, while his heart had been cut out from his body, as per local news outlet NWI.
Greg Dolnics was found dead at his home (Image: FACEBOOK)
According to an autopsy, all of these injuries had been committed with knives, including incisions made to the ribs to allow the removal of the heart.
Dolnics, who was found at the property covered in blood, was arrested and taken into custody after being treated at hospital due to injuries to her hands.
According to court documents, Dolnics claimed she suffered the cuts to her hands while gardening, although cops maintain that these injuries were consistent with a knife slipping through.
Dolnics is accused of killing her father in brutal fashion(Image: FACEBOOK)
She told detectives that she and her father “get along really well” despite having the occasional “small tiff” that they would quickly move past. She also insisted she had not seen Gregory injured.
Court records show Dolnics has a history of drug and drink-driving offences. She pleaded guilty to possessing methamphetamine in Jasper County in 2024, and has previous convictions for operating while intoxicated in Porter County in 2017 and 2014. She was also convicted of public intoxication in neighbouring LaPorte County in 2016.
Dolnics made an initial court appearance on Thursday (July 30), where she wore a blue suicide-prevention smock and reportedly spoke hesitantly via a video chat link.
The 32-year-old pleaded not guilty (Image: FACEBOOK)
She has reportedly pleaded not guilty, although she is not yet believed to have arranged an attorney, and when asked in court about this, she said: “”I’ll figure it out.”
A further hearing has been scheduled for August 11.
