Man Faces Life Sentence for Stabbing Wife, Child

Guillermo Renderos of Castro Valley

A Castro Valley man may get 14 years to life in state prison for a brutal attack on his wife while she held their baby in her arms, the county district attorney said last Thursday.

Guillermo Renderos (34) was arrested shortly after 1 p.m. on October 17 after Sheriff’s deputies responded to a domestic violence case at an apartment on Wisteria Street near Castro Valley Boulevard. 

The criminal complaint claims Renderos arrived at the residence to pick up one of their children. He then forced his wife and 2-year-old baby into his truck. After a few moments, Renderos then pulled his wife and baby from the truck and proceeded to beat his wife as she held the baby in her arms. The complaint further claims Renderos then pulled out a sharp object and used it to stab his wife several times. 

The woman and child were transported to a local hospital, treated for wounds, and eventually released, according to Alameda County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Roberto Morales.

Prosecutors with Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price’s Office are charging Renderos with “premeditated attempted murder, corporal injury to a relationship partner, kidnapping, and child abuse and an enhancement for use of a deadly weapon and an enhancement for great bodily injury.”  

If convicted and sentenced of all charges, Renderos faces 14 years and five months to

life in state prison. He is scheduled for a pre-trial hearing on November 12 at 9 a.m. at the county courthouse in Oakland. 

The Sheriff’s Office credits the quick action by witnesses calling 9-1-1 in saving the woman from further harm. They also ask you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence to contact them at 510-667-7721.