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WOODLAND HILLS (FOX 11 / CNS) - The wife of a prominent hairdresser fatally stabbed at his Woodland Hills home was being held without bail Thursday following her arrest in connection with her husband's death.
Monica Sementilli, 45, was arrested Wednesday and booked on suspicion of murder, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Inmate Information Center.
Sources told FOX 11's Gigi Graciette a male suspect, who Sementilli was romantically involved with, was also arrested.
"Monica Sementilli, and Robert Baker were involved in an intimate relationship that predated the murder and it looks like they were together for approximately a year and a half." said LAPD Capt. William Hayes.
Police say, Monica Sementilli enlisted the help of Baker to plot and carry out the murder of her husband. A claim her attorney flatly denies.
"My client adamantly denies any involvement in the murder of her husband and we are hopeful when all the facts come out she will be totally exonerated" said, Leonard Levine, Monica Sementilli's attorney.
Paramedics sent to the 5000 block of Queen Victoria Road shortly after 5 p.m. on Jan. 23 on a medical emergency call pronounced Fabio Sementilli, 49, dead at the scene.
The paramedics found the Canadian-born stylist in a pool of blood in the outdoor patio area and contacted the Los Angeles Police Department's Topanga Division.
Homicide detectives determined that Sementilli had suffered several stab wounds to his neck and upper body, police said. The victim's black 2008 Porsche 911 Carrera, which had paper plates, was missing.
The vehicle was later recovered, police announced three days after Sementilli was found dead.
"It was things we were able to put together on the outside that proved some inconsistencies in her statements which seemed to stay the same through out the course of the investigation. " said Hayes.
Sementilli was an established hairdresser who served as Vice President of Education for Wella, the salon professional division of Procter and Gamble, according to Salon Today magazine.
Monica Sementilli and the male suspect were both being held without bail, according to officials.
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