A teen who brutally stabbed a 12-year-old boy has been given the maximum juvenile sentence for the attempted murder. Wayne Henderson, 17, was found guilty last month of the attempted murder, assault and disfigurement of Luis Martinez; Henderson and his girlfriend Carina Parache stabbed Martinez multiple times together and carved an "X" into his face two years ago. “This is the most vicious crime I’m seen in my 25 years on the bench,” said Judge James Griffin. more ›

Nineteen alleged members of the “Goodfellas” gang in Harlem have been arrested for smuggling guns and stashing them in every conceivable place they could find, including gutters, mailboxes, roofs, and under stoops. All 19 were charged with conspiracy, and some were also charged with weapons possession, firearms trafficking and attempted murder. “With today’s law enforcement action, we believe we have dismantled one of Central Harlem’s most violent and destructive street gangs,” said Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr. more ›

Police have charged Khemchan Sulaiman, 45, an MTA bus maintainer from Jamaica, Queens, with second-degree attempted murder for allegedly poisoning his two-year-old daughter before trying to take his own life. But before Sulaiman can be arraigned he has to recover from his own apparent attempted suicide. He and his daughter have been in critical (now stable) condition since they were discovered barely breathing in Sulaiman's car on Monday morning. more ›

A 15-year-old girl was sentenced to up to six years in prison for the attempted murder of a 12-year-old boy who was slashed last year. The Post reports, "Carina Parache...admitted that she and the father of her daughter, Wayne Henderson, repeatedly stabbed Luis Martinez in the head, neck, legs, chest, hands and back after the boys had an argument about whether Martinez had a crush on her." more ›

With more than 400 cops facing possible disciplinary charges, or worse, in a massive ticket-fixing probe currently being investigated, one of the biggest concerns for officials is the ramifications for other cases—prosecutors fear that once the names of those disciplined officers are revealed, it could jeopardize tons of criminal cases, casting shadows on officers' credibility. And already, those fears are being realized: a Bronx jury acquitted a man of attempted murder in the first trial involving a cop accused of fixing tickets. more ›

Winston Cox, the attempted robber whose gun was shot out of his hands by off duty officer Feris Jones, faces 40 years to life in prison after being indicted on attempted murder charges. Cox has pleaded not guilty to the charges, as has suspect Steven McLeod, one of two other suspects who have been arraigned in the crime. more ›

Ryan Devaney, 31, jumped in front of a G-train Monday morning after allegedly stabbing both of his parents—grinding the morning commute for many to a halt. He managed to survive the jump though and yesterday was charged with murdering his mother and attempting to murder his father. He won't be arraigned, however, until his condition has stabilized. His father, meanwhile, is expected to survive. more ›

Nicholas Brooks pleaded not guilty to attempted murder of his girlfriend Sylvie Cachay when he faced a judge yesterday morning. But prosecutors say that the 24-year-old killed the fashion designer because she wanted to break up with him but "the defendant did not accept that reality" and that a "letter of apology" from Brooks was found in Cachay's room. more ›

The boyfriend of the fashion designer who was found dead in a Meatpacking District hotel bathtub was charged with attempted murder yesterday. Nicholas Brooks, 24, was charged with strangled Sylvie Cachay, 33, but the medical examiner's initial autopsy results were inconclusive. WABC reports, "Police are treating the death as a homicide, but Brooks cannot be charged with murder until the medical examiner's office rules the death was a homicide." A police source told the Daily News, "The District Attorney made the call. They believe she was at least injured by him. But they can't prove, at least not yet, that those injuries caused her death" more ›

NYPD officer Leopold McLean, who had long worked on security detail for Mayor Bloomberg, has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly shooting his girlfriend's ex-lover and then trying to cover it up. McLean's girlfriend called him over after her ex boyfriend LePaul Gammons, whom she had a restraining order against, said he was coming over. McLean says he only shot Gammons in self defense, but a new story has emerged. more ›

Remember Kisha Jones? She's the Brooklyn mom accused of trying to kill her husband's out-of-wedlock baby by tricking the mother into taking an abortion-inducing medicine, posing as a hospital administrator in an unsuccessful effort to have the infant taken off its respirator, and attempting to poison the infant with tainted breast milk. Well, there are two sides to every story! more ›

On Saturday afternoon, police responded to a call of an assault in progress, and found a woman attacking a 30-year-old man with a blunt object near the corner of Sheridan Ave. and E.169th St. The woman identified herself as Yesima Hernandez, but turned out to be Patty Carrion, one of America's Most Wanted fugitives, who has been on the lam for the past 15 years for attempted murder. more ›

In an interview with the Post, José Rojas (a.k.a. "Osama bin Laden") claimed he had absolutely no clue why he pushed fashion merchandise creative director Ute Linhart into an oncoming R train on Wednesday night. In fact, he only learned of the details when the Post called him. "I don't remember; I just remember waking up in the hospital. I don't know how I got there," he said. "Oh my God, my life is over! Please understand what I'm trying to tell you. All I remember is waking up in the hospital handcuffed." more ›

The man who allegedly went on a stabbing spree last Thursday in the Meatpacking District "was charged with attempted murder, assault and criminal possession of a weapon," according to NY1. Four civilians were stabbed and/or slashed and were three police officers suffering minor (non-stabbing) injuries; all are expected to survive their injuries. more ›

Last month, a 33-year-old woman tossed her 19-month-old daughter into the cold Hudson River and then jumped in after her, in an apparent murder-suicide attempt. Now her lawyer is asking a judge to set Devi Silvia free and says she has been recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder. more ›

Manhattan prosecutors painted a grim picture of why a 33-year-old woman threw her 19-month-old daughter into the Hudson River earlier this week. ADA Robert Hettleman explained that Devi Silvia "said she was sad and lonely and angry at her husband, and that she did this horrific act on purpose. She made clear that she threw her baby into the freezing river in order to get back at her husband." more ›

A 33-year-old woman was charged with attempted murder, assault, reckless endangerment, and endangering the welfare of a child after throwing her 19-month-old daughter in the Hudson River yesterday. Devi Silvia, described as "distraught" and "unhinged by a fight with her husband", also jumped into the cold water in what police say was a murder-suicide attempt. more ›

81-year-old mega-cougar Maria Cartagena was allegedly paranoid that the women in her building were after her much younger 60-year-old husband, Rafael. According to the Post the woman "shot a hat off the head" (!) of her neighbor, Grammy award-winning Eddie Palmieri's wife, and now remains under medical and psychological observation at Rikers. more ›

81-year-old Maria Cartagena of Forest Hills tried to kill Grammy award winning Eddie Palmieri's 73-year-old wife Tuesday night in their building. Cartagena allegedly pulled a .38-caliber revolver from her fanny pack and told Iraida Palmieri, "Move over or I'm gonna kill ya!" She then fired once, grazing Palmieri's head. more ›

The man under arrest for allegedly beating a woman in a Midtown bar bathroom, leaving her unconscious with a fractured skull, a broken nose and a broken eye socket, spoke in a jailhouse interview today and expressed remorse. Mbarek Lafrem said, "I wasn’t myself. I was somebody else. I’ve never acted like that before. I made a mistake. I have to pay for it. I’m in the hole." more ›

The construction worker who was arrested for the vicious beating of a woman in a Midtown bar's bathroom told the police he was acting in self-defense. According to court papers, Mbarek Lafrem said, "She was trying to push me so I punched her in the face twice and pushed her back in the stall." more ›

An Al Qaeda-linked neuroscientist has been convicted of attempting to kill American personnel while she was being detained in Afghanistan. After two days of deliberations, a Manhattan jury found the 37-year-old guilty of seven counts of attempted murder for grabbing an M-4 rifle and opening fire on U.S. soldiers and FBI agents who wanted to question her about her possession of bomb-making notes and a list of potential terror targets, according to the Post. She was not charged with any terror-related offenses. more ›

Attorneys representing Al Qaeda-linked attempted murder suspect Aafia Siddiqui shocked a Manhattan courtroom today when they unveiled video evidence showing that two purported bullet holes in the wall of an interrogation room were there the day before their client allegedly picked up a rifle and shot at U.S. personnel. "The government says you can't press 'pause' in this case, but you can, because we have the video and we pressed 'pause,'" said lawyer Linda Moreno, as jurors looked at a still frame from a televised news conference after Siddiqui's arrest. more ›

Attempted murder suspect Aafia Siddiqui spoke in her own defense today — and this time she wasn't thrown out of court. Though her attorneys have argued the outburst-prone Pakistani neuroscientist suffers from "diminished capacity," exhibits "conduct [that] cannot be contained" and would use her time on the stand to "turn the proceeding into a spectacle," the judge allowed her to take the stand in a hearing to determine if certain evidence will be admissible in court, and if she is fit to testify in front of jurors. more ›

The woman on trial for allegedly shooting at U.S. personnel in Afghanistan was thrown out of the courtroom again today. Aafia Siddiqui — who has urged a judge to use genetic testing to keep Jews off the jury and has repeatedly disrupted the case with dramatic outbursts — got the boot for shouting that her lawyers won't let her testify. more ›

After being thrown out of a Manhattan courtroom for calling a witness a liar yesterday, attempted murder suspect Aafia Siddiqui promised to behave herself. "I'm going to be quiet," said the MIT- and Brandeis-educated scientist, whose courtroom antics have so far included outbursts and pleas for the use of genetic tests to keep Jews off her jury. "It doesn't mean I agree." more ›

The MIT- and Brandeis-educated neuroscientist accused of attempted murder for shooting at U.S. personnel in Afghanistan was thrown out of court just 90 minutes into her trial when she interrupted testimony with a rant. Aafia Siddiqui — who has already been reprimanded for her courtroom etiquette and once urged a judge to use genetic tests to make sure her jurors wouldn't be Jews — shouted: "I was never planning to bomb [New York]. You are lying." more ›

The terror suspect who demanded potential jurors take genetic tests to make sure they aren't Jews was thrown out of court yesterday for ranting that she had "nothing to do with 9/11." Aafia Siddiqui — a 37-year-old Pakistani neuroscientist accused of "trying to kill American soldiers and FBI agents" in Afghanistan — was hauled out of the courtroom by US marshals following her outburst. more ›

A Staten Island woman was charged with attempted murder, assault and criminal possession of a deadly weapon after slashing her husband's throat with a knife. The police say the devout Muslim woman was upset her husband did not follow Islam strictly, allegedly making her drink alcohol, dress in short skirts, and eat pork. more ›

An NYPD officer was in court yesterday, being charged with first-degree attempted murder for hiring a hitman to kill his ex-wife. Long Island native 42-year-old Anthony Battisti (pictured), a Queens cop who has been on the force for 17 years, is accused of paying his handyman $5,000 to kill his ex-wife Patricia. Timothy Gersbeck, the 37-year-old handyman from Levittown, was arrested in January for stabbing Patricia Battisti in the neck with a screwdriver multiple times, an attack outside the Battistis Franklin Square house that she survived. Prosecutors say that Anthony Battisti was jealous that his wife had begun dating a NYC firefighter. more ›