Woman stabbed fiance to death with a 'pastry chef knife' when she 'didn't know what else to do': Police

A Wisconsin pistillate continued her ineligible saga successful tribunal this week successful transportation with the fatal stabbing of her fiance astatine their location past year.

Tonia Piontek, 46, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide with modifiers for domestic violence and the usage of a deadly limb aft the stabbing decease of her 41-year-old fiance successful April 2025. The deceased unfortunate has not been named publicly. In a Brown County, Wisconsin, tribunal connected Thursday, section Fox affiliate WLUK reported that Piontek's defence lawyer was working with Piontek connected a plea deal, but was inactive waiting for a study from a home unit expert.

According to a transgression ailment obtained by section ABC affiliate WBAY, Piontek said at the clip of the incident that she utilized a weapon to support herself.

According to a report connected the transgression ailment by section CBS affiliate WFRV, constabulary said Piontek was the 1 who called 911 astatine 10 p.m. connected April 13, 2025, and told dispatchers, "I conscionable stabbed my boyfriend, I don't deliberation he's okay. Someone needs to get present now!"

During the call, Piontek reportedly said that she and her fiance had been warring erstwhile "he came astatine me." She added, "I often support a weapon adjacent to support myself and he's conscionable got ya cognize (inaudible), I didn't cognize what other to do, he's a batch bigger than me."

Piontek told dispatchers that she and her fiance had been drinking that time erstwhile they started arguing earlier the alleged stabbing. Police said Piontek's neighbour heard the fight, arsenic good arsenic a doorway slamming, and idiosyncratic stomping astir the home. The aforesaid neighbour told constabulary that helium often heard the mates arguing and had called 911 connected them before.

When constabulary arrived astatine the scene, they recovered Piontek, who rolled up her sleeves to amusement them bruising connected her forearms. She described the bruises arsenic "just mean for me." According to the complaint, Piontek told constabulary that she had friends who were lawyers and would not marque immoderate comments until she had an attorney.

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Police said they recovered Piontek's fiance connected the level of the home's room with a weapon successful his cervix and lying successful a excavation of blood. While the ailment said the weapon was recovered successful the man's neck, the autopsy stated that helium died of a stab coiled to the chest. Piontek allegedly told constabulary that she utilized a "pastry cook knife" successful the stabbing.

Throughout her tribunal proceedings, Piontek's defence lawyer argued that his lawsuit was a unfortunate of home violence. At a erstwhile proceeding successful December 2025, the lawyer said helium wanted to supply grounds from a home unit adept earlier a plea statement was reached.

Piontek is charged with first-degree intentional homicide with modifiers for home unit and usage of a deadly weapon. She is inactive successful custody astatine the Brown County Jail, wherever she is being held connected $1 cardinal currency bond. Her adjacent tribunal quality was scheduled for Aug. 17.