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Deputies: Man stabbed to death with a broken bottle at a New Year's Eve celebration

A man was stabbed to death with a broken bottle at a New Year's Eve celebration, according to HCSO.
Posted at 7:30 PM, Jan 01, 2023
and last updated 2023-01-02 00:43:46-05

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — A man was stabbed multiple times with a shattered bottle at a New Year's Eve party in Hillsborough County,

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) said Sunday at 5:15 a.m., deputies went to a reported stabbing at the Palm Flats apartments near the University Mall.

They reported finding a male with stab wounds in the roadway.

The Sheriff's Office stated paramedics from Hillsborough County Fire Rescue conducted CPR on the victim. However, he died as a result of his injuries.

Authorities report 37-year-old Plasido Castro Bibiano shattered a beer bottle and repeatedly stabbed the victim when they two got into an argument at a New Year's Eve party.

Deputies arrested Bibiano, who lives in Burgaw, North Carolina, and him charged with Second Degree Murder with a Weapon.

According to jail records, Bibiano lives in Burgaw, North Carolina.

“This is not the way to start the new year,” Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said. “When anger turns into violence, lives can be lost, and families destroyed. This suspect is now facing serious charges.”

According to ABC Action News' policy regarding photos of suspects, we are showing Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office mugshot of Plasido Castro Bibiano due to the severity of the crime.