Albuquerque Police Charge 16-Year-Old Girl in Fatal Stabbing of Father

Albuquerque –

Detectives with the Albuquerque Police Department charged a 16-year-old girl in connection with the fatal stabbing of her father during a confrontation between her parents late Saturday in Northeast Albuquerque.

Police responded around 9:30 PM on Saturday to an apartment at 12021 Skyline Rd. NE, where they found Robert McCall, 49, with a stab wound to the neck. First responders transported McCall to a local hospital, where he later died from his injuries.

Shaianne Kasero-McCall, 16, told detectives she stabbed her father after an argument between her parents escalated and became physical. She said she acted to defend her mother, Katherine Kasero.

The information relayed to the media by APD’s PIO states Katherine Kasero and Robert McCall were previously in a long-term relationship. Kasero told APD detectives that McCall had been abusive in the past and that he was intoxicated on Saturday when he pushed her down inside the apartment.

Detectives noted inconsistencies between the accounts provided by Kasero and her daughter. APD states that Shaianne Kasero-McCall said her father was grappling with her mother at the time of the stabbing, while Kasero told detectives she was in a separate room and did not witness the incident. Detectives said Shaianne Kasero-McCall did not state that she feared for her own safety or her mother’s, but told officers she wanted her father’s abusive behavior to stop.

After consulting with the District Attorney’s Office, detectives charged Shaianne Kasero-McCall with an open count of murder. Authorities booked her overnight into the Bernalillo County Juvenile Detention Center.

Because the suspect is a juvenile, we are unable to pull the criminal complaint or a booking photo for this case.

The name of the accused was released to the media by APD.