Man stabbed girlfriend with kitchen knife in Portland apartment, urged her to ‘repent’

Beka Dekebo woke his girlfriend in her Hazelwood apartment, told her she needed to repent, then stabbed her repeatedly with a kitchen knife, according to statements the victim gave police. Dekebo, 29, is now in jail and faces attempted murder and unlawful use of a weapon charges. His arrest Wednesday, after police stormed the apartment, culminated an hours-long standoff. At 2:20 a.m. Wednesday, Portland police received a call about an assault at 12110 E. Burnside St., an apartment building on the corner of East Burnside and 122nd Avenue. When an...