Surf school owner arrested on suspicion of killing his 2 children in Mexico

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KABC) — The proprietor of a Santa Barbara, Calif., surf schoolhouse was arrested for allegedly stabbing and sidesplitting his 2 children – ages 1 and 3 – successful Mexico.

Baja California officials connected Tuesday said Matthew Taylor Coleman, 40, was arrested erstwhile helium tried crossing backmost into the U.S.

Baja California authoritative Hiram Sánchez Zamora said authorities responded to a 911 telephone astir 7:30 a.m. Monday and recovered the 2 children adjacent the El Descanso ranch aft they were archetypal discovered by a farmworker. The authoritative said the miss had been stabbed 12 times and the lad was stabbed 17 times.

Blood stains and a woody stake, perchance the execution weapon, were recovered astatine the scene.

Officials accidental Coleman went to Rosarito with the 3-year-old miss and 1-year-old lad to cheque into a City Express hotel. On Monday, officials accidental Coleman near the edifice with his children astir 2:45 a.m. and returned astir 3 hours aboriginal by himself.

Coleman near the edifice astir 9:30 a.m. Police accidental they person information video of the antheral checking into the edifice with his children and leaving without them. The infants were recovered astir 18 miles from wherever they were staying.

Coleman, on with his woman Abby Coleman, tally the Lovewater Surf School successful Santa Barbara. The fashionable surfing school’s website features photos of the full Coleman family.

In Santa Barbara, Abby Coleman called constabulary disquieted astir the well-being of her hubby and children who had been missing for 24 hours. She shared accusation with detectives that her hubby whitethorn person traveled to Mexico.

Santa Barbara constabulary alerted the FBI and Border Patrol astir the 3 missing Californians.

As Coleman tried to re-enter the U.S. from Mexico without his 2 children, helium was detained by U.S. Border police.

Mexican and U.S. authorities are moving to instrumentality the bodies to California.