San Carlos Man on Trial for Beheading After Samurai Sword Slaying
REDWOOD CITY, California – The trial for a San Carlos man accused of murdering the mother of his infant child using a samurai sword has begun, with prosecutors focused on establishing the defendant’s sanity at the time of the crime rather than proving his guilt. Jose Rafael Solano Landaeta, 33, of Hayward, is facing charges of killing 27-year-old Karina Castro in front of her San Carlos apartment after a violent argument on September 8, 2022. …