Chad O'Melia: Father of victim who was stabbed 108 times by doctor GF calls out ‘failed’ system

CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES: A California woman, Bryn Spejcher, who was facing up to four years in prison for fatally stabbing her boyfriend over 108 times during a drug-induced psychotic episode in 2018 was instead sentenced this week to two years probation and 100 hours of community service, as perPeople .

Meanwhile, friends and family are grieving the death of 26-year-old Chad O'Melia. Chad's father has recently taken a dig on the ‘failed system’.

What did Chad O'Melia's father say? 

As perFox News Chad's father Sean O’Melia said on 'America's Newsroom' on Friday, January 26, "When we heard the verdict, we felt the system had completely failed my son Chad and our family, and the judge didn't do his job."

"He didn't do what he's responsible to do. He went against the recommendations of the district attorney. He went against the recommendations of the probation officer, and the community found her guilty. So he obviously didn't respect the community's decision either."

The Ventura County court overseeing the case determined that 33-year-old Bryn Spejcher, an audiologist, had stabbed 26-year-old Chad O'Melia 108 times because she was in a marijuana-fueled psychosis and didn't have control over her conduct.

Sean O'Melia shared more about his son with host Dana Perino, noting he was a "social person" who "liked to help people."

He said, "Anybody that knew him, knew him as a very social person. A person that would engage with anybody. It didn't matter who you were or what you were about," his father said. "He was truly interested in you, and he liked to help people. He really did. A couple of his fraternity brothers came up to me at the funeral service and said that he was really instrumental in them actually making it through school and finishing their degrees."

What happened with Chad? 

Spejcher (the accused) was smoking marijuana with Chad at his Thousand Oaks apartment before she attacked him. "Both took several hits from a bong loaded with marijuana," the Ventura County District Attorney's Office said in a statement.

"Spejcher had an adverse reaction to the marijuana and suffered from what experts call ‘cannabis-induced psychotic disorder.’"

She was thus allegedly 'unconscious' when she repeatedly stabbed Chad, according to the state's mental health expert. When the cops arrived, she also stabbed her dog and then turned the knife on herself.

Although the court ultimately sentenced Spejcher to two years on probation and 100 hours of community service for the 2018 offense, the jury in December found her guilty of involuntary manslaughter.

When asked whether there would be an appeal process over Spejcher's punishment, Sean said he had not yet discussed those options with the district attorney and was focused on spending time with his other son.

"I haven't discussed that yet with the district attorney. I think we are going to meet sometime in the future here, and I will ask him those questions," he said.

"For now, I'm just trying to spend a little time, with my son, Shane. He's been through hell this past five and a half years, as I have. We also lost Chad's mother, during this time. And, it's been rough."

Sean also added "if I had the opportunity to say something to my son, I would tell him that I love him." He added, "I'm proud of him, and that the only thing that separates me from him now is time. And I will see him again on the other side."