Trial begins for Nick Pasqual, actor accused of stabbing his girlfriend multiple times in Sunland

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Opening statements have begun in the trial of actor Nick Pascual, who is accused of stabbing his estranged girlfriend multiple times.

Pasqual, who has appeared in various television shows including "How I Met Your Mother," is charged with attempted murder and other counts in the alleged domestic violence incident at his girlfriend's Sunland home in May 2024.

His former girlfriend, Hollywood make-up artist Allie Shehorn, took the witness stand Wednesday, with visible scars and her arm and neck.

Shehorn had taken out a restraining order against him. She says the relationship had turned abusive.

In her testimony, she detailed a violent fight she says she had with Pasqual leading up to their break-up.

"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," she tearfully said.

After separating, prosecutors say Pasqual broke into the home in May 2024 and attacked Shehorn.

After the alleged stabbing, he was captured at a border checkpoint in Texas. If convicted, he could receive a maximum sentence of life in state prison.