Fellow Delivery Truck Driver Stabs to Death, Calmly Says "Why Did It Take So Long to Find Me?" Upon Arrest

[Asia Economy Reporter Hana Na] A UPS delivery truck driver in Connecticut, USA, was stabbed to death with a weapon by his assistant, who then fled into the woods but was later captured by the police.

On the 24th (local time), Eliza David Bertrand (19), who was arrested on charges of murdering the delivery truck driver, was calmly quoted by the 'Republican American' online media, citing police records, as saying "Why did you find me so late?" when she was arrested by the National Guard at a gas station in downtown Plymouth.

Bertrand's bail was set at $2 million, and a retrial is scheduled for January 6, according to local WTNH-TV.

Bertrand was revealed to have been working as the assistant and delivery person for driver Nathan Burke (28), a resident of Waterbury, on the day of the murder, the 22nd. The motive for the murder has not yet been disclosed.

Bertrand and Burke were working together in the same delivery truck and stopped by Burke's girlfriend's house for dinner on the day of the incident. An hour later, the two left again in the truck.

The girlfriend, who lives near the garage, reported to the police because Burke, who was supposed to return soon, did not even answer his phone.

Burke was found slumped over the steering wheel inside the UPS truck on a road near Watertown. His body had multiple stab wounds, and the knife used in the crime was a folding knife he carried.

He was immediately transported to the hospital but was pronounced dead.

On the 24th, some UPS employees in Watertown gathered at the company to demand a thorough investigation of the incident, NBC reported.

Sean O'Brien of the New England Truck Drivers Union also demanded an explanation for the incident, saying, "I cannot understand why a good friend like Burke, who delivered about 200 packages a day, had to go through such a thing."

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