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NY man charged with kidnapping, threatening to kill GF he met on dating app: DA
A Long Island man is accused of kidnapping and threatening to kill his girlfriend, who he met on a dating app months prior, the local district attorney’s office announced. District Attorney Melinda Katz said that Herman Brightman, 30, “terrorized” his girlfriend in her own home. He was arraigned Tuesday on a seven-count indictment charging him with kidnapping in the second…
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Man gets 27+ years in prison for stalking ex, setting her NYC apartment on fire: DA
A Brooklyn man will spend decades behind bars after being sentenced to prison for stalking his ex and then setting her Queens apartment on fire in 2021, the local district attorney’s office said.
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Maine man served little jail time for abusing two women. Now a third says he ‘almost killed' her
Christopher Pelkey, 35, twice pleaded guilty to misdemeanor crimes, and this week prosecutors will learn whether he’ll go to trial for the latest domestic abuse allegations.
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Yankees pitcher Cordero suspended rest of season under MLB domestic violence policy
New York Yankees pitcher Jimmy Cordero has been suspended for the rest of the season for violating the league’s domestic violence policy, the team and Major League Baseball announced Wednesday.
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NYC Man Pleads Guilty in Horrific Stabbing Death of Wife as Her Daughter Watched
A 44-year-old Queens man pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing his wife during an argument inside her apartment in 2020 — a brutal scene that unfolded right in front of her daughter, the local district attorney said. Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Thursday that Carmelo Mendoza pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree the previous day in connection to…
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Miles Bridges Says ‘I Might Be Back by March' After June 2022 Arrest
Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges expects to return to the court soon after pleading no contest to domestic violence charges, though the team has yet to comment on the matter.
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NJ Man Found Guilty of Murdering Ex-GF, Trying to Disintegrate Remains With Chemicals
A jury found a Newark man guilty of stalking and murdering his ex-girlfriend, and mother of his children, and then trying to get rid of her remains by placing them in garbage bags filled with chemicals, according to the local prosecutor’s office. Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II announced Wednesday Gualberto Lebron, 37, was convicted on 21 of 24…
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NYC Instagram Model Flew Into Rage Over Laptop Before Butchering Sleeping Dad: DA
Nikki Secondino’s Instagram page has nearly 16,000 followers and describes the alleged Brooklyn killer as a model. Here’s the latest on the case.
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Abuse Victim Who Slept in Car Over NYC Shelter Issues Bails on System Entirely
A domestic violence victim who had moved into a rental car last week, claiming that was the most viable alternative to a chaotic New York City shelter system, now has a bed in a private shelter, she says — as new allegations surrounding the city’s overburdened program continue to come to light. Kathia Wiscovitch said she bailed on the...
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NYC Accused of Violating Women's Right to Shelter
New allegations claim New York City is violating the right to shelter, specifically for women entering its homeless system. News 4’s Melissa Russo reports.
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Aspiring NYC Model in ‘Home Invasion' Wanted Dad, Sister Dead, Chilling Complaint Alleges
A neighbor said the young woman came banging on her door for help. She opened it — and what she saw terrified her so much she slammed it immediately.
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Aspiring Model, 22, Arrested in Stunning Twist to Deadly NYC ‘Home Invasion'
A neighbor said the young woman came banging on her door for help. She opened it — and what she saw terrified her so much she slammed it immediately.
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Brooklyn ‘Home Invasion' Was Actually Deadly Domestic Violence, NYPD Says
Police said that a woman concocted a story about a violent home invasion in Brooklyn, which actually was a domestic incident in which a woman fatally stabbed her father and gravely wounded her sister. NBC New York’s Melissa Colorado reports.
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Daughter Arrested in Deadly Brooklyn Double Stabbing of Dad, Sister
A Brooklyn woman who claimed to police that home invaders stabbed her father to death and injured her sister on Thursday is now under investigation for the crime, multiple law enforcement sources tell NBC New York. NBC New York’s Erica Byfield reports.
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Woman Kills Father, Gravely Wounds Sister in Stabbing Spree at Brooklyn Home: Police
A Brooklyn woman who told police that home invaders stabbed her father to death and gravely injured her sister on Thursday has been arrested for the carrying out the violent act herself, according to police. A high-ranking NYPD source confirmed that the daughter behind the attack at a Bensonhurst home on 17th Avenue allegedly made statements to detectives indicating she…
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NYC Mom Run Over in Front of Kids Had Turned Own Pain Into Life Mission to Help Self, Others
A Queens community is reeling over the SUV attack on — and subsequent stabbing of — a 41-year-old self-described “confidence cultivator” and domestic abuse survivor who turned her traumatic experience into a mission to help others, along with herself. Sophia Giraldo, of Flushing, was allegedly intentionally mowed down by her husband, 36-year-old Stephen Giraldo, outside her home earlier this week….
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‘Keep Your Seat Belt On:' Chilling Details Revealed in Queens SUV Wife Attack Case
The 36-year-old Queens man charged with attempted murder and child endangerment, among other crimes, for allegedly intentionally running over his wife while their three young boys were in his SUV also stabbed the woman, authorities said Wednesday as they shared more chilling details in the case. According to a criminal complaint released by the Queens district attorney’s office, Stephen...
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Queens Man Accused of Running Down Wife in SUV — With 3 Kids Inside
Erica Byfield reporting on the act of domestic violence that leaves one woman in critical condition. (Warning: Footage of incident may be disturbing for some.)
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Cops: Husband Hits Wife With SUV — While Their Kids Are in Vehicle
A woman is in critical condition after police say her husband hit her with their SUV with their three kids inside the vehicle. Romney Smith reports.