The father of a 21-year-old woman who was allegedly stabbed to death this weekend by her girlfriend, 22, is shocked since he considered the suspect family. Casey Baird, father of stabbing-victim Tawnee Maria Baird, says he considered Victoria Mendoza to be like 'his other daughter' and was even helping her buy a uniform for her new job as a security guard. The couple of five years allegedly got into a 'violent' argument while driving home from a friend's house early Saturday, when the row escalated and Mendoza pulled into a parking lot and stabbed her girlfriend, police claim. She then called a mutual friend, who rushed to the scene and dialed 911, it is said.
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Tawnee Maria Baird, 21, and Victoria Mendoza, 22, were in a five-year relationship
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Couple were 'driving home in Utah when they got into a violent argument'
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As row escalated, Mendoza pulled into a parking lot in West Ogden
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She then allegedly 'fatally stabbed Miss Baird, before calling relative who dialled 911'
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Mendoza has been charged with first-degree felony murder and is being held without bail
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Tawnee's father Casey Baird noticed his daughter's front tooth was missing last month, and that her girlfriend had scratches on her face and an injured hand
Tawnee and Mendoza were a case of 'opposites attract', with @placeholder being 'very jealous' and protective of his daughter who 'joked around and was flirty, not that that's grounds for this heinous crime.'