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Published 10:14 09 May 2026 GMT
A former How I Met Your Mother actor is facing time behind bars after the harrowing incident, which took place in May 2024.
Nick Pasqual, 36, has been found guilty of stabbing his girlfriend more than 20 times in a murder attempt.
His charges include attempted murder, first-degree residential burglary with person present, and injuring a spouse, cohabitant, fiancé, boyfriend, girlfriend, or child's parent, Daily Mail reported.
He was found guilty on all counts in a California court on Friday, May 8.
The victim was Pasqual's ex-girlfriend, make-up artist Allie Shehorn, as he reportedly broke into her Sunland home and left her fighting for her life with severe injuries.
He tried to flee to Mexico after the bloody attack, but was eventually arrested on the Fort Hancock International Bridge in tiny Sierra Blanca, Texas, before being taken back to the Golden State.
Pasqual, who is known for bit-part roles in the likes of How I Met Your Mother and Archive 81, is also a producer on the comedy series National Day Riff.
At the time of the attempted murder, Shehorn had already filed a restraining order against her former boyfriend.
Back in 2024, she alleged that he hit her with a belt on January 29 and broke down numerous doors in their home on March 6. She also said that he raped and choked her on April 14, that year.
But the order didn't stop Pasqual, as he managed to break into her home and stab her dozens of times, after they had broken up.
The actor has previous convictions, which include a DUI in July 2013 and another the following February.
Shehorn was found in a horrific state by her housemate, Christine White.
A GoFundMe was set up to help the make-up artist with her medical bills at the time, as it detailed that White "acted fast when she found Allie bleeding out," which ultimately "saved her life."
Speaking in 2024, White said: "This is not the kind of thing that should happen to anybody. You don't think this is ever going to happen to you.
"I found her and I had to go into the bedroom where it happened... that wasn't a pretty sight."
Speaking during the trial, the victim recalled: "I locked the door, and he just started punching holes in that door and broke that open, and I just ran into the bathroom because I thought there's another lock on that door."
Shehorn told the Daily Mail in 2024 that she almost died from the stab wounds, highlighting that her former partner cannot get away with his actions.
"I just hope that there's justice served," she said. "People should know that this shouldn't happen, and he can't get away with it."
The special effects make-up artist spent over a week in hospital after the attack and now has scars from the incident, including major scarring to the throat.
She said two years ago that she wasn't sure if she'd be able to return to work, though she admitted it was her "goal".
Having worked on titles such as Mean Girls and Rebel Moon, she admitted at the time: "I still don't have feeling back in my hands and partial vision loss that I can't get back."
