No Indictment for Man Who Stabbed Teen to Death

Grand Jury Believes Self Defense Claim

A man who says he stabbed a 15-year-old Queens girl to death in self-defense won't be charged. A grand jury decided not to indict 40-year-old Winston Alladin. He says he killed Keyanna Jones on June 25 when a group of people confronted him after an incident at a bus stop. Police say the incident started when Alladin cursed another bus passenger for cutting in front of him as they boarded a bus. According to the Daily News, several men on the bus objected to Alladin's cursing of the woman. Once Alladin got off the bus, he says the group followed him. He says they pelted him with rocks and bricks. Alladin says he retrieved a knife from his gym bag and swung it, puncturing Keyanna Jones in the chest. Ten-year-old Michael Simpson witnessed the incident and told the Daily News that Jones was actually trying to defuse the situation. "She was telling us to chill out. She was telling us don't fight him, he's not worth it." The victim's grandmother expressed outrage at the grand jury's decision.

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