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 ›

Police say that a 65-year-old was robbed and slashed in the face and chest while taking out her garbage outside her Washington Heights building. The incident occurred last Wednesday around 8:30 p.m. and WABC 7 reports, "She says he slashed her in the face and chest with a box cutter when she didn't have the cash, keys and cell phone he demanded." more ›

The police say a man was mugged and slashed in Central Park around 12:30 this morning. According to the Post, "The man, described as in his 30s and dressed up in a tuxedo, had lost his glasses and “couldn’t see properly,” according to one cop at the scene. As the man stumbled by the rink, he was jumped by a group of men who sliced him in the hand with a knife, and then stole his wallet and an iPod, the officer said. The muggers fled." more ›

People in New York City can get really upset if they think you've taken their parking spot. Earlier this year a 25-year-old Bronx woman was put into a coma over a spot and this afternoon a 62-year-old truck driver was slashed across the face while fighting for one. The incident took place on East 86th Street near Second Avenue around 4 p.m. and police tell us the driver was quickly taken to New York Hospital and is listed as being in stable condition. 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 ›

The Post reports that a man, previously convicted for "fatally shooting his wife's former lover...now faces charges of slashing a homeless man who remarked upon his girlfriend's appearance." Craig Hutter and his girlfriend were on Sixth Avenue at 14th Street in Manhattan at 8:30 p.m. last Saturday when homeless Amadou Sarre said something. And it was enough for Hutter to "[pull] out a sharp object and [slash] Sarre in a frenzy." Sarre got 20 stitches; Hutter, who fled but later turned himself in, was charged with first-degree assault and is out on $50,000 bail. more ›

It's a common misconception that former State Senator Hiram Monserrate was cast out of the senate for slashing his girlfriend's face with broken glass and dragging her through his building lobby by the hair. Sure, he was ultimately convicted on a misdemeanor charge of intending to injure Karla Giraldo, and surveillance footage seems to show a scene straight out of a Hagar the Horrible cartoon. But that's just what THEY want you to think, insists Giraldo, who has filed a $35 million lawsuit accusing prosecutors, cops and hospital staffers of conspiring to destroy her innocent beau. more ›

Yesterday, the body of senior Nicaraguan diplomat Cesar Mercado was found inside his Bronx apartment. His driver, scheduled to take him to the U.N. General Assembly, found the 34-year-old with his throat slashed behind an open door. A neighbor told NY1, "[Wednesday night] I heard a lot of things on the floor, like 'boom, boom,' but I don't know what they were doing. I heard somebody banging on the wall and all that and somebody screaming." more ›

Though neighbors say Douglas Nemeth, the man who killed himself after slashing the throats of his girlfriend and their two kids yesterday, had fallen on hard times, they never expected the 41-year-old to go on such a violent spree. One neighbor told the Daily News, "He was always the quiet one, but never seemed like he'd do something like that. They were in love. I just don't know what the hell went wrong." Mother Victoria Orlik, her three-year-old daughter and almost two-year-old son are still in critical condition at Staten Island University Hospital. more ›

The Daily News reports that an honor student was slashed when he was leaving the Henry Street School For International Studies for a field trip yesterday: "Pascasio Rodriguez, 15, was sliced from his left cheek to his neck when ambushed by at least two thugs," and his mother said, "They confused him for the wrong guy He's never been in trouble before. He's a good kid." Rodriguez, other students and faculty were headed to the subway for a taping of BET's 106th and Park, a trip for students with at least "a 90 grade point average." Rodriguez is in stable condition at Bellevue, and his brother said, "I feel like he was surrounded by friends and no one did anything. The teachers didn't help. No one did." more ›

The body of the Queens man who allegedly slashed his pregnant wife’s throat and stabbed her sister washed up near the Whitestone Bridge yesterday, reports the Daily News. Fitzgerald Jolly became enraged last week when his wife announced she was going to have a baby and refused to consider an abortion, flying into a violent rage in front of several children. Both women and the unborn baby are in stable condition, but police found the unemployed construction worker’s vehicle abandoned on the bridge after the altercation, and suspected he had taken his own life. His wife and victim Patrona Kates even wished him dead. "If [the police] find him, I hope they kill him," she told reporters. more ›

"My face is too beautiful to be fighting," Shantayah Lewis told reporters from a bed in Kings County Hospital. "Fighting is not the key. Violence is not the way." On Friday the 17-year-old and her 15-year-old cousin were targeted by at least one aggressive assailant on Franklin Avenue in Crown Heights, reports the News. Lewis said she and Shakeena Grant were out near Lincoln Place around 3:30 p.m. when they noticed a girl they knew behind them. "She kept following us," the victim said, adding that the girl was dating the ex-boyfriend of another one of their cousins. "She wanted to fight." more ›

In Crown Heights two teen girls were pinned to the pavement and viciously attacked by a woman Friday afternoon. Around 5 p.m. 16-year-old Shantayah Lewis and her 15-year-old friend Shaquina Grant were out on Franklin Avenue enjoying the nice weather, when suddenly a car pulled up beside them. Out hopped a couple identified by witnesses as "Darnell" and "Corona," reports the News. "[They] get out and start fighting with them until Darnell holds these two little girls down and Corona just starts slicing my granddaughter's face up," said Cheryl Evans. more ›

Two high school students were arrested for slashing a 20-year-old woman's hand and stabbing an 18-year-old man in the face and back in the Columbus Circle subway station yesterday afternoon. According to the Daily News, cops cuffed Independence High School students Nathaniel Flores and Rafael Anderson, both 17, for the incident, which occurred in an underground walkway in the station at around 3 p.m. The tabloid notes that the victims—identified as Devon Baldwin and Kalimah Tresdale—knew the suspects, and The Post reports the victims are also high school students. more ›

At first cops questioned and released the girlfriend of a teen who brutally stabbed a 12-year-old in Queens, but now the girl has been charged with second-degree attempted murder and assault as a juvenile. Cops say 14-year-old Carina Parache kicked and stabbed Luis Martinez with boyfriend Wayne Henderson, who was charged on Monday. But how will the burgeoning Bonnie and Clyde pay for their bloody crime? more ›

Maybe someone just really really dislikes Jon Gosselin's Ed Hardy-Christian Audigier wardrobe—the reality star and father of eight's lawyer said Gosselin told him, "When he entered his apartment in Manhattan and was horrified, disheartened and saddened to observe the devastation of his furniture, clothing and personal belongings, which were apparently slashed with a butcher knife by a very troubled and sick perpetrator." more ›

At the sentencing hearing for State Senator Hiram Monserrate (D-Queens), who was convicted of misdemeanor assault for slashing his girlfriend in the face, Justice William Erlbaum said that three years probation for the freshman senator—plus a 250 hours of community service, a year of domestic violence counseling, and a $1,000 fine—was "what any other person gets in this situation." Still, Queens DA Richard Brown, whose office was hoping for 60 days in jail, said, "In my opinion, [Erlbaum] should have provided for a jail term more ›

State Senator Hiram Monserrate, who was convicted of misdemeanor assault, was sentenced to 250 hours of community service. 52 weeks of domestic abuse counseling and three years of probation. The assault conviction stems from an incident where he allegedly accidentally slashed his girlfriend in the face a year ago. 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 ›

Sure, State Senator Hiram Monserrate wants to marry his girlfriend Karla Giraldo (at least according to his lawyer)—but there is a snag: That pesky order of protection that prevents Monserrate from contacting Giraldo, since he slashed her face with a broken glass last December! Monserrate and Giraldo both said it was an accident—and Monserrate was acquitted of two felony charges related to the incident but found guilty of a misdemeanor—but the judge still needs to remove the order. more ›

Yesterday found State Senator Hiram Monserrate not guilty of felony assault charges but guilty of a misdemeanor—"recklessly causing physical injury" to his girlfriend Karla Giraldo during a December incident where Monserrate slashed her in the face with a broken glass. Today, Monserrate's lawyer Joseph Tacopina said on Good Day New York, "She loves him, as she testified in court. As he said yesterday, he loves her...And they're looking to get back together and resume their marriage...uh, relationship." To which GDNY anchor Rosanna Scotto said, "Will they get married?" and Tacopina replied, "Maybe I said marriage, maybe I let the cat out of the bag, but that's where it's heading." more ›

Queens Assistant District Attorney Scott Kessler delivered closing arguments yesterday in state Sen. Hiram Monserrate's assault trial—and he's sure somebody is a liar. According to the Daily News, the prosecutor argued that the senator's girlfriend, Karla Giraldo, was telling a lie or two in hopes of keeping Monserrate a free man—and from losing his Senate seat. more ›

During the bench trial of State Senator Hiram Monserrate, who is accused of assaulting his girlfriend last winter, Justice William Erlbaum threw out two of the prosecution's charges against Monserrate. The charges were ones that claimed the freshman, coup-loving Senator acted recklessly when he slashed Karla Giraldo's face with a broken glass; Erlbaum reasoned that they conflicted with the prosecution's claim that Monserrate acted intentionally. more ›

Yesterday morning, reggae artist Major Mackerel was slashed by a neighbor who thought that Mackerel had harassed his wife. And the neighbor, Oliver Joseph, used a 26-inch samurai sword to get his point across. more ›

The police officer whose PBA card allegedly incited the jealous rage of Hiram Monserrate is married and denies knowing Karla Giraldo, the state senator's girlfriend who needed 40 stitches to heal from Monserrate's alleged attack. The Post claims that longtime NYPD vet Water Loor is the man whose card has been used as evidence in Monserrate's ongoing assault trial. Monserrate is seen throwing the card down the trash chute on the surveillance video where he apparently drags Giraldo down the stairs. The Post says investigators determined that Loor's relationship with Giraldo had nothing to do with his job or the violent incident. more ›

During State Senator Hiram Monserrate's assault trial, a nurse testified that his girlfriend Karla Giraldo begged that he not be allowed into the room where doctors were examining the cuts on her face, saying, "He's crazy! He's crazy!" And an ER doctor testified that Giraldo yelled, "I can’t believe he did this to me! My face! My face! I can’t believe my face!" more ›

[UPDATE BELOW, with video] State Senator Hiram Monserrate's girlfriend told hospital workers he had beaten her and slashed her face only because she was drunk, Monserrate's lawyer said yesterday. "Were not blaming her for anything," said famed defense lawyer Joe Tacopina. "But intoxication impairs one's ability to perceive." The Post also notes that Tacopina blamed a "language barrier." more ›

According to Newsday, "a robbery of cash and marijuana in Oceanside Friday developed into a melee involving four, police said, when the initial victim apparently tried to strike back by stealing an iPod." Seriously! Here's how it unraveled: Christopher Cagno, 20, allegedly demanded $160 cash and pot from Dylan Peitz, 18, on a street. Cagno managed to take the items and was fleeing in friend Christopher Haig's car—but the car was moving so slowly that "Peitz jumped partially through a window, grabbed Haig's iPod and tried to run." Naturally, Cagno and Haig chased Peitz and a fight broke out. Enter Peitz's girlfriend, Alyssa Reilly, 19, who introduced a knife and slashed at Cagno and Haig. All were arrested and charged with assault—Reilly faces additional charges of possession of a deadly weapon (the knife), Cagno has additional charges of robbery (the cash and pot) and drug possession (the pot) and Peitz has additional charges of petty larceny (the iPod theft) and possession of a deadly weapon (maybe the knife?). The four will be arraigned today in Hempstead. more ›

This morning, the police shot and killed a woman threatening them with a knife in Brooklyn. WCBS 2 reports, "According to police, the woman attacked the officer on Remsen Avenue just after 7:15 a.m... The woman reportedly slashed the officer in the hands. Police were forced to open fire, fatally striking the woman." The police officer, who had deep lacerations, is in stable condition. Last fall, when a police officer fatally shot a chair-wielding man, the NYPD found it fell within department guidelines (a spokeperson said, "Basically, was there an imminent threat to life or serious injury? That is the defining statement"). more ›

Yesterday, prosecutors dropped charges against Aleksander Vacaj, who was accused of hiring two men to slash his ex-girlfriend's face last year in Chinatown. The ex-girlfriend, Artende Gjeli, had been working at 123 Baxter Street when two men grabbed and slashed her. An off-duty NYPD detective had been on the scene and shot the attackers, killing one (pictured, the cut on the head that the detective received during the altercation). According to the Post, the prosecutors' suffered when Gjeli apparently "changed her story about why her ex-boyfriend had been harassing her" and then Vacaj's lawyer "announced he would grill the victim on a host of alleged crimes, including drug smuggling, immigration fraud, shoplifting and perjury." The Daily News adds that Vacaj's lawyer also accused Gjeli of stalking Vacaj, "She was calling my client more than my client was calling her." Vacaj, who served two months in prison, said, "I never had anything to do with anything, and justice was done." more ›