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Attempted Murder: Long Island Man Found Guilty Of Attacking Wife In Front Of Kids
A jury found a Long Island man guilty of attempting to kill his wife, stabbing her multiple times in front of their two young daughters, officials announced.
The 46-year-old West Babylon man, who has not been named in an effort to protect the victims’ identities, received his conviction on Monday, Feb. 5, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney.
On the morning of Wednesday, June 15, 2023, the man’s wife was sleeping in the bedroom of the couple’s two daughters, ages 5 and 11, after telling the man that she wanted to end their marriage.
According to the trial evidence, he knock…
'Now He Will Pay': Man Who Murdered Pregnant Wife In Farmingdale Sentenced
A Long Island man who strangled and killed his estranged wife – who was pregnant with his child at the time she died – will spend over two decades behind bars, police said.
Michael Owens, age 30 of St. James, received his 25 years to life sentence for the murder of Kelly Owens on Thursday, Jan. 11, according to the Nassau County District Attorney.
Earlier Report - Man Murdered Pregnant, Estranged Wife In Farmingdale, Faces Life In Prison: DA
Nearly four years before, on January 15, 2020, 27-year-old nursing student Kelly Owens was at her Farmingdale apartment on First Avenue, which…
'Horrifying': Man Admits Beating Girlfriend To Death Outside Long Island Business
Months after a homeless woman was found beaten to death outside a Long Island business, her boyfriend has formally confessed to killing her.
Oscar Morocho-Morocho, age 31, of Shirley, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in Suffolk County Court on Monday, Nov. 20, in the death of 34-year-old Ruth Para-Martinez.
The woman was found beaten to death in Shirley, outside the Gr8skates skating rink on The Green, early Monday, May 8, according to Suffolk County Police.
Earlier Report: 31-Year-Old Beats Girlfriend To Death Outside Shirley Skating Rink, Police Say
Prosecutors said she and Morocho…
Long Island Man Admits Slashing Ex-Girlfriend's Family With Knife
A Long Island pleaded guilty to pushing, biting, and slashing his ex-girlfriend’s family members while trying to get to her, authorities announced.
On Monday, Aug. 21, the Suffolk County DA announced that 30-year-old Calverton resident Guillermo Ayala Jr. admitted guilt for the attack, which occurred in December 2022.
According to both the court documents and Ayala’s guilty plea, on Dec. 2, 2022, he went shopping and to dinner with his ex-girlfriend, who is also the mother of his children.
After their dinner, he drove around for hours demanding that she show him who she was talking to o…
LI Man's 'Senseless' Killings Of Wife, Daughter Lead To First-Degree Murder Charges: DA
Prosecutors have slapped a Long Island man with upgraded charges of first-degree murder in the stabbing deaths of his wife and 2-year-old daughter.
Zanoor Jaffari, age 31, of Brentwood, was indicted on four counts of murder in Suffolk County Court on Monday, Aug. 21, in the killings of his wife Misbah Batool and the couple’s daughter, Aiza.
According to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, Jaffari stabbed both victims multiple times inside their Brentwood home on Sunday, July 30.
Earlier Report: Brentwood Man Accused Of Stabbing Wife, Daughter To Death
Suffolk County Pol…
Attempted Murder: Husband Admits Beating, Choking Wife Unconscious Inside Long Island Home
A Long Island man has confessed to brutally beating his wife, at one point choking her unconscious, as the couple’s daughter watched in horror and begged him to stop.
The 45-year-old Lake Grove resident, who prosecutors are not naming in order to protect the victim’s identity, pleaded guilty to attempted murder and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Aug. 2.
According to the Suffolk County DA’s office, the victim was awakened at around 2:30 a.m. on May 22, 2022, when the defendant turned the bedroom lights on.
When the victim asked the man what he was doing, he became enr…
Man Beat Girlfriend For 30 Minutes Before She Died Outside Long Island Skating Rink, DA Says
A 34-year-old homeless woman was brutally beaten at the hands of her boyfriend for nearly half an hour before she died outside a Long Island skating rink, prosecutors said.
The alleged killer, 32-year-old Oscar Morocho-Morocho, of Shirley, was formally charged with manslaughter in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, May 24, in the death of Ruth Para-Martinez.
According to the Suffolk County DA’s office, Morocho-Morocho became angry with Para-Martinez on the evening of Sunday, May 7, and began to “publicly and violently” beat her outside the Gr8skates skating rink in Shirley, located on The G…
Man Punches, Stabs, Holds Captive Family Members In Manorhaven: Police
After assaulting his mother and sister, a Manorhaven man allegedly held them captive in his home for over an hour, authorities said.
The incident occurred when police responded to a domestic disturbance on Tuesday, May 2 at approximately 2 p.m., according to the Nassau County Police.
Inside the kitchen of his Kirkwood Road home, Timothy Ibanez, age 44, had gotten into an argument with his sister, age 41, and mother, age 75.
When things escalated, Ibanez allegedly punched both women multiple times. He then stabbed both with a knife, authorities claim.
Ibanez reportedly held both victims…
Long Island Man Who Shot Ex-Girlfriend 'In Jealous Rage' Pleads Guilty To Attempted Murder
A Long Island man has pleaded guilty to an attempted murder charge after shooting his ex-girlfriend in the chest.
Sammie Darby, age 22, admitted to the second-degree attempted murder charge for the incident that happened in Bay Shore in November of last year, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced on Thursday, Nov. 17.
Darby, a resident of Bay Shore, went to the victim's apartment complex on Nov. 30, 2021, and found her in the parking lot with another man, Tierney said.
After an argument, he pulled out a 9 mm handgun and fired a round into her chest at point-…
Officers Shot, Killed In Connecticut Were Reportedly Lured By Fake 911 Call
Two Connecticut police officers who were gunned down and killed when responding to an apparent domestic dispute may have been lured to the home by a fake 911 call.
Bristol Police Sgt. Dustin DeMonte, age 35, and Officer Alex Hamzy, age 34, both young fathers, were killed and 26-year-old Alec Iurato was injured, around 10:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 12 in a residential neighborhood in Bristol, said the Connecticut State Police.
State police said a preliminary investigation has found that Bristol Police received a 911 call reporting a possible domestic violence incident between two siblings at 3…
Family Of Gabby Petito Files Notice Of $50M Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Police
The family of Gabby Petito has filed a notice of a $50 million lawsuit against a police department in Utah, accusing it of negligence in the 22-year-old Long Island native's death.
Petito, age 22, of Blue Point in Suffolk County, was strangled and beaten to death last year in Wyoming by her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie, also from Blue Point, but who relocated to North Port, Florida.
Laundrie, labeled a person of interest in the case by the FBI, later took his own life.
When his remains were found in a remote Florida nature reserve, a notebook was also discovered in which he confessed to t…
