Wife Of Slain Celebrity Stylist Fabio Sementilli Arrested

https://patch.com/california/w...WOODLAND HILLS, CA — The wife of a prominent hairdresser fatally stabbed at his Woodland Hills home was being held without bail Thursday following her arrest in connection with her husband's death.

Monica Sementilli, 45, was arrested Wednesday and booked on suspicion of murder, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Inmate Information Center.

The arrest was first reported by NBC4.

Paramedics sent to the 5000 block of Queen Victoria Road shortly after 5 p.m. on Jan. 23 on a medical emergency call pronounced Fabio Sementilli, 49, dead at the scene.

The paramedics found the Canadian-born stylist in a pool of blood in the outdoor patio area and contacted the Los Angeles Police Department's Topanga Division.

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Homicide detectives determined that Sementilli had suffered several stab wounds to his neck and upper body, police said. The victim's black 2008 Porsche 911 Carrera, which had paper plates, was missing.

The vehicle was later recovered, police announced three days after Sementilli was found dead.

Sementilli was an established hairdresser who served as vice president of education for Wella, the salon professional division of Procter and Gamble, according to Salon Thursday magazine.

Monica Sementilli was being held without bail at the Los Angeles Police Department's West Valley Jail in Van Nuys, according to the sheriff's department.

A Los Angeles Police Department spokesman said he had no information about the arrest.

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