(L.A.) Nancy Seav, 32, Killed by Husband
Case Number: 2002-07248
Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 32-year-old Asian female that occurred in a hospital.
The coroner’s office has identified the woman as Nancy Seav.
Manner of Death: Homicide
Cause of Death: Chop Wound to Neck
RIP NANCY SEAV (April 14, 1970 – September 25, 2002)
Formal pronouncement of death was made on Wednesday at 11:28 p.m.
The decedent was killed by her husband during a violent attack that also left her mother and brother critically injured. She was known to family and friends as Seav Leang.
They were of Cambodian origin.
Headline written by LAPD:
“Estranged Husband Kills Wife, Attacks In-Laws with Butcher Knife ”
On September 25, 2002 at approximately 1:30 p.m., Los Angeles Rampart Area Police officers responded to an ADW radio call on the 1100 block of north Douglas Street in the Echo Park Area of Los Angeles. Arriving at the scene, officers discovered three related victims who were brutally attacked by another knife wielding member of the family.
The police investigation revealed that Seav Leang, and her estranged husband, 47 year-old To Lip Pai, were involved in an argument inside their residence that turned deadly, when Pai obtained a large knife and began attacking his wife. Leang’s mother and brother intervened, and attempted to stop the stabbing. Pai then turned his deadly intended rampage upon the two family members who were trying to save the woman from being killed.
After the savage attack upon the three victims, Pai left the residence and drove to the 1100 block of Sunvue Place where he attempted suicide. Rampart Area officers responded to the location and took Pai into custody without incident. The weapon used by Pai was recovered at the scene.
The three victims and suspect Pai were transported to USC Medical Center where Seav Leang was admitted into surgery and pronounced dead. The two family members were listed in critical, but stable condition. Pai was treated for his self-inflicted wound and was booked for 187 PC Murder.