Tamara Hofmann Love Triangle Leads To Death Of Her student(Photo)

A twisted relationship between teacher Tamara Hofmann and one of her students turned deadly when the older woman’s boyfriend caught the two together and fatally stabbed the young boy.Police said Sixto Balbuena entered the Arizona home of the 48-year-old math teacher after 2 AM on Friday and found Hofmann and 18-year-old high school student Samuel Valdivia naked in the bathroom. According to police reports, Balbuena punched, kicked and then stabbed the teenager with a kitchen knife. Valdivia died later at the hospital.

As Valdivia’s heartsick friends and family mourn their loss, they also question why the teacher invited the student over in the late hours of the night.Hofmann, a teacher at El Dorado High School in Chandler, AZ, once taught Balbuena at a different school. Balbuena, 20, a Navy sailor, was arrested and charged Tuesday with second degree murder. Balbuena is held in lieu of $100,000 bail.