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Mount Clemens, MI - Today, a 31-year-old Sterling Heights man was arraigned in the alleged stabbing death of his pregnant girlfriend.
It is alleged that on Sunday, March 24, 2024, Damarion Goler stabbed his pregnant girlfriend, 31-year-old Talic Mersina, near the door of their Sterling Heights apartment resulting in her death and the death of her unborn child. Police found Goler and the victim in her car in the parking lot of his mother’s Clinton Township apartment building.
Goler was charged with the following:
Count 1: Second Degree Murder (life felony)
Count 2: Assault of a Pregnant Individual - Intentionally Causing Miscarriage (life felony)
Count 3: Tampering with Evidence (ten year felony)
Count 4: Concealing the Death of an Individual (five year felony)
Goler was arraigned in Sterling Heights District Court by Magistrate Michael Piatek where he was remanded without bond to the Macomb County Jail. A Probable Cause Hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, April 3, 2024 at 1:00pm and a Preliminary Exam is scheduled for Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at 8:30am by Sterling Heights District Court Judge Kimberely Wiegand.
“The defendant allegedly chose to take the life of his pregnant girlfriend, someone who trusted and loved him. Justice demands that he face the consequences of his crimes. These acts are not merely crimes against individuals but against the very fabric of humanity itself," said Macomb County Prosecutor Peter J. Lucido.
The Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office represents the people. We are committed to achieving justice and following the laws of the State of Michigan. All that are accused of a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.