Man Stabs Wife, Friend to Death

A tragic scene unfolded in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn yesterday morning. A man fatally stabbed his wife and then a friend in their apartment. The Daily News points out these are the 9th and 10th murders "in southern Brooklyn since March 20."

It's unclear what provoked Angel Valentin to attack. The News suggests he and friend Wilfredo Suarez had been fighting, and wife Iris Cuadrado had been breaking up the fight. The Post reports Cuadrado had thrown Valentin out earlier, and when a drunk Valentin returned to get his things, he got into a fight.

WABC 7's coverage says Cuadrado and Suarez were involved, with Valentin acting out in jealousy. Neighbors said that Valentin introduced Suarez as "family," referring to him as like a brother. During the struggle, Suarez managed to hide in a closet and send a text to a relative, asking for help. But when police arrived, they found Cuadrado dead and Suarez badly injured (he later died at the hospital).

Valentin was charged with murder and possession of a deadly weapon. Cuadrado's wheelchair-bound 19-year-old daughter, who suffers from Down syndrome, was at school during the attack.

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By Jen Chung in News on April 2, 2008 9:37 AM

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LAURAG

IRIS WAS MY SISTER IN LAW, AND SHE WAS NOT A CHEATER. THE TRUTH WILL COME OUT IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THIS MAN CHOSE TO MURDER 2 INNOCENT PEOPLE WITH NO REGARD FOR THEIR LIVES, THE LIVES OF THEIR FAMILIES. NOR THE LIVES OF HIS FAMILY. HE HAS DESTROYED 3 FAMILIES AND I PRAY JUSTICE WILL BE SERVED THRU THE COURT SYSTEMS.IRIS WAS A MOTHER, A DAUGHTER, A GRANDMOTHER, A SISTER, A AUNT, AND A FRIEND AND THE PAIN OF HER LEAVING US WILL NEVER BE HEALED. IT IS BAD ENOUGH TO DEAL WITH THE DEATH OF A LOVED ONE BY ILLNESS, OR ACCIDENT BUT WHEN SOMEONE IS TAKEN FROM YOU IN SUCH A SENSELESS AND VIOLENT WAY IT IS SO MUCH MORE HEARTBREAKING. AND FOR THE IGNORANT PEOPLE SAYING SHE GOT WHAT SHE DESERVED , FIRST LET ME SAY AGAIN YOU DO NOT HAVE THE FACTS, AND SECOND WOULD YOU BE SAYING THAT IF IT WAS YOUR FAMILY MEMBER? INSTEAD OF CONDONING WHAT WAS DONE, WHY NOT PRAY FOR THE FAMILIES THAT ARE SUFFERING? I PRAY FOR THE FAMILIES OF THE 2 VICTIMS , THAT THEY FIND PEACE FROM WITHIN AND ARE ABLE TO GO ON WITH THEIR LIVES . FOR THE FAMILY OF THE MURDERER I ALSO PRAY THAT THEY FIND PEACE, FOR I AM SURE THEY ARE ALSO SUFFERING THEIR LOSS FOR THE NEXT 20-30 YEARS BUT THE CHOICE WAS HIS, IRIS NOR FLO HAD A CHOICE IN ANY OF THIS. THEIR LIVES WERE STOLEN FROM THEM. MAY THEY REST IN PEACE.

JDSX

Screw someone's wife and don't be surprised when the husband objects violently. I'm not saying don't screw the wife, I'm just saying to be ready for the consequences.