The Alabama father who was almost decapitated by a hatchet-wielding maniac died of his accidents Thursday evening, virtually two weeks after the unprovoked assault at an Arizona bus cease, his household introduced.
Jacob Sofa was pronounced lifeless at Banner College Medical Middle in Tucson, Arizona, the place he had been on life help since April 5 till his coronary heart gave out, KOLD reported.
“I can’t believe we made it 11 years. I always thought we would have so many more. I’ll love you forever and always,” his spouse Kristen Sofa wrote on Fb.
The 32-year-old was left in important situation after being attacked by suspected assassin Daniel Michael.
Sofa and his spouse have been sitting at a bus cease in Tucson’s downtown space when Michael, 25, confronted and yelled at them earlier than pulling out the weapon.
Kristen Sofa mentioned her husband had bent down to gather their belongings to depart when Michael launched his assault.
Michael reduce an artery in Sofa’s neck, and the sharp blade struck his cranium in the course of the disturbing assault.
Michael fled the scene when he hopped onto a streetcar as Sofa bled closely from his wound.
The couple had been touring again house to Arab, Ala., after dwelling in Los Angeles for 10 months.
That they had moved out West to flee their previous lives following the stillbirth of their son Brooks in Could 2024.
Not discovering what they have been searching for and lacking their 13 and 15-year-old daughters, whom they’d from earlier relationships, they traveled by bus house, stopping in Tucson.
“Please hold our sweet baby so tight until I can be with you again,” Kristen Sofa wrote. “I know Jake tried to fight. We could all see it, but now I think that may have been what little closure he could give us before he left this world.”
Relations had traveled to Arizona and have been optimistically cautious earlier than making any choices concerning Sofa’s life help.
Medical doctors had given Sofa a small probability of restoration, however family members mentioned they noticed small enhancements in his situation the day he died.
“He is on life support still as of now. A decision has not been made final yet because when we first got here we were told he was showing no signs of life. And we are still being told that but we have personally seen a difference in his movements and signs of life since when we first got here,” Sofa’s sister-in-law, Erica Sims mentioned on April 14.
The household arrange a GoFundMe web page to boost cash to journey out to Tucson and can use the extra funds for medical bills, transportation of Sofa again to Alabama and funeral bills.
They’re additionally hoping the cash raised can be utilized for journey again to Arizona for future court docket hearings and to arrange an account for Sofa’s 15-year-old daughter.
Michael was arrested three days later at his house and initially charged with two counts of aggravated assault earlier than the fees have been upgraded to first-degree homicide.
He’s being held on the Pima County Jail on a $1 million bond.
