Ex-girlfriend of man arrested for Hawaii murder speaks out

The man arrested and accused of beating a Hawaiian house cleaner to death has a history of domestic abuse, court documents reveal, as donors raise more than $50,000 for the victim's eight-year-old daughter.

The man arrested and accused of beating a Hawaiian house cleaner to death has a history of domestic abuse, court documents reveal, as donors raise more than $50,000 for the victim's eight-year-old daughter.

Stephen Brown, 23, and his girlfriend Hailey Kai Dandurand, 20, were taken into custody late Thursday after Telma Boinville was found beaten to death with a baseball bat inside a Honolulu holiday home. 

The couple were tracked down by police after they allegedly sped off in the dead woman's vehicle. 

And court documents acquired by KITV show that in June Brown was arrested after his former girlfriend claimed he abused her. 

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Brown and Dandurand (shown together) were taken into custody after they were located in the dead woman's car

Stephen Brown, 23, and his girlfriend Hailey Kai Dandurand, 20, were taken into custody late Thursday after Telma Boinville was found beaten to death with a baseball bat inside a Honolulu holiday home 

Telma Boinville, 51, (pictured) was killed in a rental home that she had been cleaning Thursday in Honolulu, Hawaii And court documents acquired by KITV show that in June Brown was arrested after his former girlfriend claimed he abused her

 And court documents acquired by KITV show that in June Brown, pictured right, was arrested after his former girlfriend claimed he abused her. The ex-girlfriend, who hasn't been named, claimed he repeatedly punched her in the face and tried to choke her

The victim's eight-year-old daughter, Makana (pictured right), was found uninjured but tied up in a separate room with a bag placed over her head

The victim's eight-year-old daughter, Makana (pictured right), was found uninjured but tied up in a separate room with a bag placed over her head

The ex-girlfriend, who hasn't been named, claimed he repeatedly punched her in the face and tried to choke her. 

The Department of Public Safety told the network that Brown posted bail from OCCC in July while awaiting trial. 

'The last time I talk to him, he told me that he didn't have a job and he was very suicidal and that he was planning to do death by cop, something stupid like pretending you have a gun so the cop will shoot you, so I think this is his plan so he gets beaten to death in prison,'  the woman told KITV. 

Boinville was murdered Thursday afternoon in the rental home she was working in, according to deputy police chief John McCarthy.  It was only when the renters arrived that her body was found in one of the rooms.

The victim's eight-year-old daughter, Makana, was found uninjured but tied up in a separate room with a bag placed over her head.

And on Friday night another Hawaii local, Cali Goldberg, started a GoFundMe to raise money for Makana.

Donations immediately came pouring in, and in just one day after the site was set live it had already raised more than $51,000. 

Brown and Dandurand were hauled into police cruisers on Friday and driven away. And the more than 60 onlookers who came to watch the action shouted angrily at the accused killers.

'Good job, cops!' one onlooker yelled, while others shouted obscenities at the pair. 

And on Friday night another Hawaii local, Cali Goldberg, started a GoFundMe to raise money for Makana (pictured with her mom in an older Facebook photo). Donations immediately came pouring in, and in just one day after the site was set live it had already raised more than $51,000 

And on Friday night another Hawaii local, Cali Goldberg, started a GoFundMe to raise money for Makana (pictured with her mom in an older Facebook photo). Donations immediately came pouring in, and in just one day after the site was set live it had already raised more than $51,000 

Police found the two suspects in Boinville's car at a Walmart parking lot in Mililiani, Hawaii

The couple were tracked down by police after they allegedly sped off in the dead woman's vehicle. Police found the two suspects in Boinville's car at a Walmart parking lot in Mililiani, Hawaii

Officials said Dandurand was arrested for car theft, while Brown was taken into custody for a warrant and criminal property damage after he kicked out the window of a police vehicle.

Kevin Emery, the victim's husband, had confirmed to the Hawaii News Now he was banned from entering the home because the bloody scene was so horrific. 

'They tied up my daughter and they beat my wife to death with a baseball bat,' he said at the time. 'They won't even let me in the house because it's so bad.'

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Authorities didn't immediately release a potential motive.

The victim's family called upon the public for further help on social media.

'Pray for my family. Pray for my twin brother Kevin Emery, and his little Keiki,' said the victim's brother-in-law, Brian Emery.

The late Boinville moved from Brazil to Hawaii in the 1990s and had been employed as a part-time teacher at Sunset Beach Elementary School in Pupukea before her tragic passing.

Brian told the Associated Press his relative was a lover of surfing, running, yoga, martial arts and baking.

Hawaii Department of Education spokeswoman Donalyn Dela Cruz said her sudden loss has 'deeply affected' the community. 

'Sunset Beach Elementary has additional counselors and behavioral health specialists available to help students, staff and their families.'   

This photo provided by the Honolulu Police Department Records & ID Division shows suspect Brown The male suspect was arrested later in the day and bystanders yelled obscenities at him as he left

Brown was arrested later in the day and bystanders yelled obscenities at him as he left

Telma Boinville's eight-year-old daughter was tied up in another room with a bag on her head

Kevin Emery, the victim's husband, had confirmed to the Hawaii News Now he was banned from entering the home because the bloody scene was so horrific. 'They tied up my daughter and they beat my wife to death with a baseball bat,' he said at the time. 'They won't even let me in the house because it's so bad' 

The murder happened in was a vacation property near Honolulu on the North Shore

The murder happened in was a vacation property near Honolulu on the North Shore

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