Oh, Staten Island—why? In the latest unfortunate knife-y incident on Status Island we have two sisters who went and stabbed a mother and daughter in the breast and arm, respectively, over an iPod Touch.
SI Sisters Stab Mom And Daughter Over "Stolen" iPod Touch
Friendly "Play-Fight" Turns Fatal In Farragut Houses Flat
What was supposed to be a night of drinking, TV-watching, and "hanging out" turned deadly Friday night for Vinegar Hill resident Marcquel McDuffy, whose buddy allegedly stabbed him to death after a little friendly roughhousing spiraled out of control. "They were drinking together and then he took out a knife and stabbed him," the victim’s brother, Kenneth McDuffy, tells the Daily News. "They had no beef before then." A police source adds, "They were hanging out, joking around." Then, for reasons that remain unclear, McDuffy's "buddy" Keylester Williams allegedly plunged a knife into his neck and chest.
Man Stabbed, Hit With Beer Bottle At Chelsea Nightclub
A man was stabbed and beaten over the head with a beer bottle at a Chelsea nightclub around 4 a.m. Saturday morning. According to DNAinfo, the incident occurred at The Shadow on West 28th Street, and the victim was transported to Bellevue with injuries that were not life-threatening. Authorities were called to the scene to control the crowd, but it's unclear what caused the altercation.
Police Believe Bed-Stuy Mother Fatally Stabbed 2-Year-Old
Yesterday, police responding to reports of a jumper in Bed-Stuy instead found a young mother cradling her fatally wounded two-year-old daughter while babbling incoherently. The little girl, Cathryn Nwegbo, had wounds to her neck, “major bleeding to the back of her head,” and appeared to have "evidence of strangulation." She was pronounced dead at Woodhull Medical Center. The mother, 29-year-old Brandis Nwegbo, was reportedly babbling things about the girl being possessed by demons: “The monsters are coming from my baby. God wasn’t there for her, so I had to save her.” She has since been taken to Woodhull for a psychiatric evaluation.
Update: Young Bed-Stuy Girl Fatally Stabbed, Mother in Custody
Police are investigating the death of a young girl, apparently stabbed in the head with strangulation marks around her neck, in Bed-Stuy this morning. The three-year-old toddler was attacked, apparently by her mother, inside a Putnam Avenue apartment a little after 4 a.m. this morning.
Ex-Girlfriend Arrested In Brutal Brooklyn Stabbing
Police have arrested an ex-girlfriend of a 53-year-old man found brutally stabbed to death on the bathroom floor in his Lefferts Gardens apartment yesterday. The body of Melvin Vargas was found by his building superintendent and his brother Thursday morning. "When they opened the door, we saw everything broken and there was blood on the wall," Sal Vargas told CBS.
Suspected Killer Of Italian College Student: "I Killed Rita"
Police have released part of the confession of the Bronx man who is accused of fatally stabbing an Italian college student to death. Bakary Camara, 41, who once dated Borough of Manhattan Community College student and part-time waitress Rita Morelli, has been charged with second-degree murder. He pleaded not guilty to murder from his hospital bed in Bellevue yesterday, but cops say Camara already admitted to the crime when cops found him, saying: "I killed Rita."
Teen Charged With Stabbing Classmate In Head With Scissors
A 16-year-old Brooklyn student has been charged with allegedly stabbing a classmate in the head with a pair of scissors yesterday. Chevoy Nelson, who has been described by school officials as a special education student who is emotionally disturbed, has been charged with attempted murder, assault and criminal possession of a weapon in yesterday's attack at Brooklyn Erasmus High School. Victim Alfredo Allen, 15, underwent extensive surgery, but remains in critical condition.
Cyclist Stabs Cyclist!
Cyclists are used to dealing with hostility from sociopath drivers, but last night a biker turned on one of his own. The FDNY and the NYPD tell us they have no information about the incident, but the NYPD tells NY1 that a cyclist in his 30s was stabbed in his chest and back. The stabbing happened around 7 p.m. on the corner of Ninth Avenue and 49th Street.
MTA Supervisor Allegedly Stabbed Coworker On The Job
An MTA supervisor allegedly stabbed a coworker during a fight at a Bronx subway station today. According to the News, 41-year-old MTA supervisor Alex Davis pulled a knife on colleague Kenneth Palacios at the Allerton Avenue 2/5 line stop in Bronxdale around 8 a.m. “It happened at the street on the job site. [Palacios] walked up to me and told me he just got stabbed. He said the guy just walked up to him and stabbed him. He was calm,” said another MTA worker, Clarence St. John.
Pregnant Woman Charged With Fatally Stabbing Boyfriend
A woman pregnant with twins has been arrested and accused of fatally stabbing her boyfriend after they fought in her Washington Heights apartment early yesterday morning. Kelly Lopez-Roldan, 22, was arrested for the murder of 24-year-old Antoine Scott. He was found with stab wounds to his chest shortly before 2:30 a.m. at 450 W. 164th Street. And sources tell the Post that Lopez-Roldan plans to argue she committed the act in self-defense.
Suspected Killer Of Italian College Student Says He Was Under "Evil Spell"
The Bronx man accused of fatally stabbing an Italian college student to death last week claimed in a confession that he was possessed by an "evil spell." Bakary Camara, 41, who once dated Borough of Manhattan Community College student and part-time waitress Rita Morelli, has been charged with second-degree murder. And according to Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, the "somewhat rambling" three-page note explains his motivation: "There was some sort of evil spell placed over him, and that's why he did it."
Bronx Man Arrested For Fatal Stabbing Of Italian College Student
Police arrested a Bronx man yesterday who is accused of fatally stabbing a 36-year-old woman in her East Harlem apartment last week. Borough of Manhattan Community College student and waitress Rita Morrelli was discovered by her live-in boyfriend with her throat slashed in their East 120th Street studio apartment last Wednesday. And police say that as they closed in to arrest him, they found a suicidal Bakary Camara stabbing himself in the stomach on his couch. “He made admissions about killing [Morelli],” a police source told the News.
Queens Teen Killed During Violent Thanksgiving Day
A Queens teen was fatally shot in the head during a violent 24-hour period between Thanksgiving and Black Friday. According to police, 18-year-old Eric Norman was found dead of a gunshot wound to the head in the driveway of a home on Beach Channel Drive in Far Rockaway around 10 p.m. Thursday. According to the Daily News, there were seven other shootings during that 24-hour period.
Hunter College Student Found Fatally Stabbed In East Harlem Apartment
A 36-year-old woman was found stabbed to death in her East Harlem apartment on Wednesday evening. Police say Hunter College student and waitress Rita Morrelli had her throat slashed, and was discovered by her live-in boyfriend in their East 120th Street studio apartment at around 10:15 p.m. Wednesday night. “She was always in a rush, either going to work or going to class. Always moving. She was very sweet,” neighbor Cicely Black told the Post.
Man Stabbed On Subway In Park Slope Fought Over Anti-Semitic Slurs
More details have emerged about the man who was stabbed on a Park Slope subway yesterday—while initial reports said that the incident occurred on the G train, the Daily News says it was an F train, and the spat began over some anti-Semitic comments.
Man Stabbed On G Train In Park Slope
A man was stabbed during a fight either on the G train or on the G train platform near Park Slope last night, according to two slightly conflicting reports. Either way, it sounds pretty ugly.
Videos: Footage Of Sheepshead Bay Stabber Waiting For Victim
Yesterday, a 50-year-old Brooklyn woman was found stabbed to death just steps from her Sheepshead Bay home. Police say Larisa Komsky was stabbed twice in the leg and once in the hand by a mysterious attacker around 12:45 a.m. Wednesday morning. Komsky, an accountant, had been seen arguing with the assailant earlier. Police have now released video of the attacker lying in wait for Komsky outsider her home.
Brooklyn Woman Found Fatally Stabbed Near Her Home
A 50-year-old Brooklyn woman was found stabbed to death just steps from her Sheepshead Bay home last night. Police say Larisa Komsky was attacked around 12:45 a.m. just after parking her new Mercedes convertible. Komsky, a single mother with an adult son who often worked late hours, was seen arguing with a man just before the stabbing: “It took her five minutes to park, and he hid behind the Lincoln for maybe four, five minutes. Then he went out of frame for 15 seconds, killed her, and he went to the car and took off,” a neighbor told the Post, explaining that his surveillance camera captured the murder on video.
Man Confesses To Killing 16-Yr-Old Girl, Says He Only Meant To Slash Her
Police have arrested a 22-year-old Brooklyn man and charged him with the murder of 16-year-old Kyanna Thomas, who was stabbed in the throat and left to die on a street corner in Brownsville early one morning in September. Sources say Rashad Salaam has confessed to killing Thomas, because he feared Thomas was setting him up "for an ambush and a beating," the Daily News reports. The two were online acquaintances, and it's unclear what set off her feud, but the grisly slaying was apparently unintentional.
Brooklyn Man Stabbed To Death While Breaking Up Fight
A 52-year-old Brooklyn man was murdered with a kitchen knife as he attempted to break up a fight between two women. Felix Figueroa was stabbed in the chest on the corner of Barbey and Pitkin Avenue in Cypress Hills in front of a store where the fight broke out. As the two women fought and Figueroa got in the middle, a relative of one of the women stabbed Figueroa. "By the time I went to separate them, he kicked the guy, got up, and showed me he'd been stabbed," a lifelong friend of the victim told the Daily News.
Queens Woman Stabbed To Death, Police Searching For Ex-Boyfriend
A Far Rockaway woman was stabbed to death early this morning, and police are now hunting for the woman's ex-boyfriend. Police believe that Charlie Mitchell, 53, is responsible for killing the woman, who is described as in her 50s, as well as stabbing the woman's 15-year-old daughter in the face. And neighbors say the couple, who broke up about a month ago, had an abusive relationship in the past: "He beat her up about two or three months ago. Her whole eyes were all black, and she had to wear sunglasses. It's scary. I have a granddaughter," one neighbor told the News.
Skeleton In Staten Island Basement Points To Unsolved Murder Mystery
When a years-old human skeleton was first found in a basement crawl space in Stapleton after Tropical Storm Irene last month, authorities didn't know where the bones came from. But now—just in time for Halloween!—the medical examiner has spoken, and things are looking pretty grisly.
D Train Rider Who Killed Fellow Passenger Gets 25 Years In Prison
Back in 2009, Gerardo Sanchez stabbed a man on a D train after demanding a seat. Yesterday, he was sentenced for 25 years in prison.
2 Teens Stabbed In Staten Island High School Knife Attack
Two teens were stabbed yesterday during a Staten Island high school knife attack, according to SILive. A third teen, 16-year-old Larry Adeyanju, was arrested and charged with felony assault and criminal possession of a weapon. According to police, Adeyanju was hauled to the dean's office at Curtis High School after the stabbings—where he made a very unsuccessful attempt at hiding the bloody knife. It sounds like teens at the school aren't very surprised by the incident, or the increase in security thereafter: “It’s Curtis. We’ll get over it,” said freshman Raquel Rodriguez.
Video: Man Violently Stabbed On Harlem Street
Yesterday, a man was stabbed on East 103rd Street—and it was caught on a witness's iPhone. According to the Daily News, a "man wielding a knife and wearing a bloody eye patch repeatedly stabbed a homeless man" while horrified passers-by and cops (with their guns drawn) watched. The witness said, "He just literally pulls out a pocket knife and starts stabbing the man in the neck like a couple of times."
Stabby Livery Cab Robbers On The Loose In The Bronx
A pair of stab-happy livery cab robbers are on the loose in the Bronx, and police are asking the public for help finding the suspects after a string of attacks. In the first incident, which took place on September 18, one of the suspects hailed a livery cab near Boston Road and Allerton Avenue at around 11 p.m. and asked to go to East 223rd Street. Upon arrival, the suspect choked the driver by wrapping something around his neck, held an unknown object to his side and demanded cash.
Police Hunt Suspect In Chelsea Club Stabbing
Police are searching for a suspect in the early-morning Chelsea stabbing that left 23-year-old Christopher Adames dead early Monday morning. The suspect was identified Manuel Pinero, 41, for the murder which took place shortly after 5 a.m. outside of the trendy Juliet nightclub.
23-Year-Old Stabbed To Death Outside Chelsea Night Club
A 23-year-old man was found stabbed to death early this morning in Chelsea near the Juliet Supper Club. Police sources tell DNAinfo the death was linked to a nightclub, but declined to say which one.
Bronx Man Allegedly Stabbed Roommate With Machete, Then Set Himself On Fire
Police say that a Bronx man stabbed his roommate in the head with a machete, then set himself and his apartment on fire. The 36-year-old man, whose named hasn't been released yet, didn't die in the fire however—a passerby saw him and saved his life before he burned to death. "I got scorched. He was still in flames. His clothes were burnt completely off of him," said good Samaritan Ken Banks.

