Stephen Brown is a resident of Kaimuki, Hawaii. ^{[0] [2]}

He is the partner of Hailey Dandurand. ^{[0] [2]}

In July 2017, Honolulu Police arrested Brown in his Waikiki apartment after his former girlfriend claimed he repeatedly punched her in the face and tried to choke her. ^{[2] [0]}

He posted bail while awaiting trial. ^{[2] [0]}

On December 8, 2017, Dandurand and Brown were arrested on suspicion of murder in connection to the death of Telma Boinville. ^{[2] [0]}

Boinville's body was found Thursday December 7, 2017 in the afternoon downstairs in a house on Oahu's North Shore, where she was a house cleaner for the vacation property. ^{[0] [2]}

Police found Boinville's 8-year-old daughter upstairs uninjured and tied up.

Boinville had been beaten up by a baseball bat.

Her credit card was found in Dandurand’s pocket, and both Dandurand and Brown had dried blood on their hands at the time of their arrest.

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