A Florida pre-med college student killed his mother by stabbing her over 70 occasions with out saying a phrase when he visited her from school over the weekend, authorities mentioned.

After Emmanuel Espinoza, 21, brutally killed his mother on Saturday, he perplexedly informed detectives that he cherished her and that that they had an excellent relationship — however that he had wished to kill her for years as a result of she irritated him, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd mentioned.

Espinoza has been charged with first-degree homicide within the dying of his mother, 46-year-old Elvia Espinoza, the sheriff’s workplace mentioned.

The student on the University of Florida in Gainesville had traveled to Frostproof, Florida, for a household occasion Saturday and was going to stick with his mother, Grady Judd mentioned.

He arrived at her residence round 2 p.m., knocked on the entrance door, and seemingly with out provocation stabbed her “many times” after she opened the door, Judd mentioned.

On Sunday, Judd shared doorbell digital camera video from Elvia’s residence that confirmed Emmanuel method with a small knife in his proper hand, hidden behind his again, and knock on the door. Judd mentioned that Emmanuel had put AirPods in his ears and was enjoying Kanye West and Jay-Z’s track “No Church in the Wild” when he drove as much as the home and knocked on the entrance door. 

“His beautiful mother, who was so excited to see her son, opened the door. The second she opened the door, he charged in and started stabbing her,” Judd mentioned.

The mother ran from him, however “he stabbed her until she fell down and died.”

Judd mentioned Emmanuel confessed to stabbing his mother repeatedly, even when he seen her arms had been nonetheless transferring. He informed detectives that he knew the place to stab her for optimum impact due to his biology lessons. 

Emmanuel informed detectives that he had minimize his hand within the stabbing. When he went to the kitchen sink to scrub himself and the knife off, “he wanted to ask his mother for the Neosporin for the cut on his hand, but he noticed she was dead,” Judd mentioned.

Emmanuel instantly dialed 911 and confessed to operators. 

Audio of the dispatch name was performed for reporters Sunday.

“I killed someone,” Emmanuel is heard telling dispatch. “I stabbed my mom.”

When Emmanuel spoke with detectives, he informed them he cherished his mother and had an excellent relationship with her however that she irritated him.

“We talked to him and he confessed. He said, ‘You know, I have wanted to kill my mother for many, many years because she got on my nerves,'” Judd said.

When asked, “What’s your relationship with your mother?” Espinoza replied: “About a eight out of 10.”

“He really loved her, but she irritated him and he made up his mind today on his way from Gainesville that he would murder her, and that’s exactly what he did,” Judd said Saturday.

The sheriff said Emmanuel told detectives he wasn’t on drugs or alcohol at the time of the stabbing — nor did he have any history of such abuse or mental health issues, no arrest record and there was no record of calls under the Baker Act (which focuses on crisis services for individuals with mental illness) to the home.

Emmanuel was known to be introverted and quiet, with zero issues, Judd told reporters. He was the Class of 2020 valedictorian at his high school and was “described as being a genius.”

“[Elvia] wanted to come see him because she hadn’t seen him in a while. They text every day, every other day, they stay in constant contact. No issues over money. She would send him money to make sure she appropriately funded his ability to go to college and enjoy his college life. No argument that day. He never said a word to her,” Judd said.

Elvia Espinoza was a mother of three and beloved second-grade teacher at Ben Hill Griffin Elementary in Frostproof, and was “well-loved” by the community, the sheriff’s office said, calling the incident “an inexplicable vicious murder.”

“I want you to understand this lady who was a school teacher for 20 years actually moved around and taught at different schools while her kids were in school so she could be close to them,” Judd mentioned. “I want you to understand that she was the perfect mom. I want you to understand that she was very proud of his accomplishments.”

“Then I want you to understand that he viciously murdered her and confessed to it,” he added.

Polk County Public Schools said in a statement: “Her students and colleagues greatly loved her, and her sudden, unexpected death is a devastating loss. She was a very special part of her school family.”

Grief counselors have been made out there at her faculty and one other faculty the place she beforehand labored.