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West Covina man sentenced in killing of wife

July 9, 2014, 2:35 p.m.

Tomas Rodriguez Infante, 62, was sentenced July 8 to state prison for the 2013 killing of his wife, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office.

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mike Camacho sentenced Infante to 25 years to life in prison for the murder of Charito Vega Tolentino. He also ordered Infante to pay $11,716.43 in restitution as well as $5,000 to the Victim-Witness Assistance Program.

Last month, a jury found Infante guilty of killing his wife and leaving her body in the trunk of her car.

Tolentino, 57, was found Jan. 13, 2013, in her abandoned red Toyota RAV4 in the parking lot of the Hawaiian Gardens Casino in the 11800 block of Carson Street. She had been stabbed and beaten to death.

-- Maloy Moore

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West Covina man sentenced in killing of wife

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Charito Vega Tolentino, 57

Jan. 13, 2013, midnight

Two reader comments

It truly is a generally accepted fact. I have got a reason, from the bible and I think it is 'concrete' enough.

When a man and woman get married, they become one flesh. There is a unity between them. But, it is the man who is the head of the family. Some may think that this was a cultural notion that snuck into the Bible, but quoting from it:
"For man does not originate from woman, but woman from man; for indeed man was not created for the woman’s sake, but woman for the man’s sake. " (1 Cor. 11:8-10).

This headship is not about having the upper hand nor is it to mean that a woman has no rights or is a second class citizen. The husband is still commanded to love the wife. The headship issue is an issue of order, not of who is better or more important.
But what happens when there is a shift of power in the family? Say the man loss a job and the woman becomes the bread winner. The man becomes less important or worthless. The woman is empowered, Like a "King" who commands her subject. This is exactly the case with Infante. Charito became so bossy that she started calling Infante humiliating names such as stupid, dumb and idiot. Sure she is a nurse but she lacks the psychological thinking of a nurse. Ignoring all the needs of a spouse such as emotional, physical and sexual. Infante endured humiliation for years. Charito humiliated Infante in front of family and friends. Saying statements such as " I should have return you to your family." To a man, that is the most humiliating thing you can say. That is probably why Infante had done what he did! Enough is enough! So to all the men who are head of the families, do not lose that status. Work hard to maintain that status. Head of the Family!

— TOMAS July 14, 2014 at 4:02 a.m.

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