WILSON BORO., Pa. – A man who stabbed his girlfriend to death and attempted to kill his 4-year-old daughter in a Wilson Borough home has been sentenced on Thursday, the Northampton County DA’s Office announced.
Richard Fantauzzi-Aviles, age 40, was sentenced to the maximum possible sentences for third-degree murder and attempted homicide in the August 29, 2023, stabbing death of Shante Mason and stabbing attack on his 4-year-old daughter in Wilson Borough, according to the Northampton County District Attorney’s Office.
Shante Mason
Officials say that Fantauzzi-Aviles was sentenced to the maximum possible sentence of 20 to 40 years in state prison for the killing of Shante Mason. At the same proceeding, Fantauzzi-Aviles was sentenced to an additional maximum possible sentence of 20 to 40 years in state prison for the attempted killing of his 4-year-old daughter, the DA’s Office said.
The sentences will run consecutive such that the total sentence imposed was 40 to 80 years in state prison. Fantauzzi-Aviles waived any right to appeal his conviction or sentence.
Fantauzzi-Aviles entered pleas of guilty to third-degree murder and attempted homicide in the case on July 2, 2025, according to the press release.
In entering the plea, Fantauzzi-Aviles admitted that on August 29, 2023, and into the next day of August 30, 2023, in a house in Wilson Borough, he stabbed his girlfriend, Shante Mason, multiple times, causing her death, the DA’s Office said.
Officials say that Fantauzzi-Aviles admitted that he then stabbed his four-year-old daughter multiple times, causing serious bodily injury.
The case was investigated by the Wilson Borough Police Department.