Anenore Soulik said she would have been celebrating her son Stanley's 37th birthday on Nov. 17. Instead, she is trying to plan his funeral.
On Nov. 7, Stanley Soulike was rushed to Guam Memorial Hospital after he was stabbed in the leg with a machete.
Anenore Soulik recalled getting the heartbreaking call that day that she needed to go to the hospital.
"I just went inside and he was still alive," said Soulik. "The doctor just spoke to me and made me see him, then security told me that I had to wait outside."
She waited while doctors worked to treat Stanley, but she said he died later that night.
"I really miss him," she said. "I am really upset."
Anenore Soulik last saw her son that morning when she asked him if he was going to work that day.
‘They would never fight. I was just so surprised’
The suspect accused of hitting Stanley with the machete is Rusty Rusauo, also known as Rusty Rasauo.
Anenore Soulik said Rusauo is Stanley's brother. Court documents previously described the victim and suspect as cousins.
She told the Post that the pair are actually her nephews whom she took in and cared for when they were young, before she brought the two to Guam.
Stanley was identified in court documents as Stanley Soulike. However, she said his birth name is Stanley Kupenes.
"They are good guys who respect each other. They really love each other," she said. "They would never fight. I was just so surprised."
She remains puzzled over the incident.
"Rusty is a good guy," she said. "I just need to talk to him, too. I love him. I know he is thinking about his brother. They never argued or fight."
Police: We found defendant drunk and bloodied
Rusauo was charged prior to Stanley Soulike's death with one count of aggravated assault as a second-degree felony, with a special allegation of possession or use of a deadly weapon in the commission of a felony.
Court documents state the pair were playing with the machete when Rusauo struck Stanley Soulike in the leg.
Police found Rusauo about a mile from Sgt. David Camacho Street in Tamuning, where the stabbing occurred, documents state.
The defendant allegedly was highly intoxicated and had blood on his hands, feet, and clothing. He allegedly told the police he didn’t know where the blood came from and that he had consumed approximately 12 cans and two bottles of beer.
There was no word on if or when additional charges would be filed against Rusauo.
Mom seeks help to repatriate body
The Office of the Attorney General told the Post on Friday that the investigation is ongoing.
An autopsy has yet to be performed on Stanley Soulike.
The family is saying prayers nightly at its home along Sgt. David Camacho Street in Tamuning.
The grieving mother is asking the community for assistance to help send Stanley's body back to Chuuk so that he may be buried there.
The FSM Consulate Office and the Tamuning Mayor's Office have each reached out to the family since the incident.
