Man who stabbed elderly victim in the neck until he died had targeted him because he was a pedophile, police say

A California man meticulously planned a lethal attack on a convicted sex offender whose address he found on a sex offender registry, according to police.

Varun Suresh, 29, of Fremont was arrested on Thursday after he allegedly chased down 71-year-old David Brimmer to his neighbor's house, where he stabbed Brimmer in the neck until the man died, said court documents reported by KTVU-TV.

Suresh told police he saw blood pouring from Brimmer's neck and he told him, 'It's over; you have to repent.'

Suresh allegedly told police that he wanted to attack a pedophile, and he found Brimmer's address on the California Megan's Law website.

Police said they obtained screenshots from the man's phone from the website of several registered sex offenders, including Brimmer, about 45 minutes before they received emergency calls about the stabbing at about 11:57 a.m.

Brimmer served about nine years in prison over a conviction in 1995 of committing lewd and lascivious acts with a child.

Suresh pretended to be an accountant going door-to-door in Brimmer's neighborhood looking for new clients in order to ensure that Brimmer did not suspect him of wanting to do him harm. When Brimmer opened his door to Suresh, he pretended to be non-threatening until confirming he had identified the right man.

"That's when we both knew it was on," Suresh told police.

Suresh grabbed at Brimmer and tried to get inside his home, but the man pushed past Suresh and ran down the street. He tried to flag down a vehicle but was unsuccessful.

Brimmer then ran into an open garage two houses away and pounded on the door asking for help until the neighbor opened the door. Suresh pushed through the door as well and followed Brimmer into the kitchen where he stabbed the man in the neck.

Suresh told police he saw blood pouring from Brimmer's neck and he told him, "It's over; you have to repent."

Brimmer ran out of the home and collapsed in the yard, where Suresh pinned him down and stabbed him in the neck several more times and then slit his throat.

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Suresh told police he didn't intend to get away with the crime.

"I'm hoping that because [the victim is] a pedophile ... like, everyone hates pedophiles ... so, like, it should be cool. It should be cool," he said.

He also did not express any remorse about his actions and said that the killing was "honestly really fun."

Suresh was previously charged in 2021 for making a false bomb threat and told police he was hunting the CEO of Hyatt Hotels because he believed he was a pedophile, according to KTVU.

Police said they recovered a knife at the scene. Suresh was charged with murder.

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