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Philadelphia Police ID Suspect Charged With Severing Genitals Of Paraplegic Man

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Police have identified the suspect charged with stabbing a paraplegic man multiple times and severing his genitals on Monday night.

Forty-one-year-old Edgar Bonilla is charged with cutting the testicles off of a paraplegic resident at an assisted living facility on Eastwick Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia following an argument (see previous story).

Bonilla is charged with Attempted Murder, Aggravated Assault, Possession of an Instrument of a Crime (PIC), Simple Assault, Recklessly Endangering Another Person (REAP), Robbery, Burglary, Theft, and Criminal Trespass.

Bail was set at $5 million.

The victim is in extremely critical condition at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

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