Report: 3rd person dies from Perry machete attack

A third person has died from injuries suffered in a machete attack in Perry last month, a television station reported. 

According to KCCI, Juan Jimenez Tejeda, 78, died Saturday. KCCI cited Karma Meraz, a family friend. He could not be reached for comment.

A mother and daughter were fatally injured in their Perry home in the same Oct. 29 attack that injured Tejeda. Carlos Marlo Hernandez-Ventura has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the deaths of his girlfriend, Lourdes Flor De Leake, 34, and her daughter Melany Elizabeth Barraza, 14. 

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Criminal complaints say Hernandez-Ventura struck all three victims with a machete, with each victim suffering numerous lacerations causing blood loss. 

Hernandez-Ventura was charged earlier with attempted murder in connection with Tejeda's injuries.

Perry police officials said that they could not confirm the death as of 10 p.m. Saturday.