Michigan man charged with murder after custody-exchange stabbing

A Michigan man has been charged with first degree murder after authorities say he fatally stabbed his estranged wife during a custody exchange at a Shelby Township gas station on Sept. 21. Police and prosecutors say 25-year-old Sidney Emmanuel Davis Jr., identified in some reports as Sydney Davis, allegedly attacked 23-year-old Fatme Stella Davis inside the Meijer gas station on Hall Road while their 1-year-old child remained in the mother’s car.

Macomb County Prosecutor Peter J. Lucido said the victim was beaten and repeatedly stabbed and was transported to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead. Prosecutors say the accused fled the scene and was later found in another town with a severe laceration to his hand; he was arrested, treated in a hospital and arraigned this week on a charge of first degree premeditated murder, Lucido said. Reports variously listed the arraignment as occurring Wednesday and on Sept. 24. Court records show a probable cause conference scheduled for Oct. 7 and a preliminary exam on Oct. 14 before Judge Stephen S. Sierawski.

Shelby Township Police Chief Robert J. Shelide called the killing a despicable act of violence and urged the community to...