Virginia Man Charged in Double Murder Indicted on Further Charges

A Virginia man accused of killing his wife and another man at his Fairfax County home is facing additional charges.
A grand jury indicted Brendan Banfield, 39, on one count of felony child abuse and neglect and one count of felony child cruelty in relation to the Feb. 24, 2023, deaths of 37-year-old Christine Banfield and 28-year-old Joseph Ryan, according to a Monday news release from the Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office.
Banfield was arrested and charged on Sept. 16 for allegedly stabbing his wife and shooting Ryan at his home in Reston, Virginia. Banfield is facing an indictment on four counts of aggravated murder and one count of using a firearm in the commission of a felony….