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- A 21-year-old man was arraigned on expenses of tried homicide, amongst different crimes, for allegedly attacking his roommate and cousin with a bat after which stabbing her in their Queens residence on Monday, in keeping with the district legal professional’s workplace.
- Queens District Lawyer Melinda Katz introduced Wednesday that Edward Huerta was arraigned on expenses tried homicide in the second diploma, assault in the primary and second diploma and felony possession of a weapon in the fourth diploma.
- If convicted, Huerta faces as much as 25 years in jail.
A 21-year-old man was arraigned on expenses of tried homicide, amongst different crimes, for allegedly attacking his roommate and cousin with a bat after which stabbing her in their Queens residence on Monday, in keeping with the district legal professional’s workplace.
Queens District Lawyer Melinda Katz introduced Wednesday that Edward Huerta was arraigned on expenses tried homicide in the second diploma, assault in the primary and second diploma and felony possession of a weapon in the fourth diploma.
If convicted, Huerta faces as much as 25 years in jail.
Lawyer info for Huerta was not instantly identified.
Huerta’s 19-year-old feminine cousin suffered a fractured cranium and bleeding on her mind, amongst different accidents, after Huerta allegedly assaulted her with a baseball bat and knife Monday night.
In accordance with the costs, on Monday, at about 6 p.m., Huerta was with a feminine cousin contained in the condominium the place each reside close to the intersection of 108th Road and Roosevelt Avenue in the Corona part of Queens.
The district legal professional stated that witnesses reportedly heard the younger lady screaming. Huerta allegedly barricaded her contained in the condominium and attacked her, hitting her a number of occasions with a baseball bat. He additionally allegedly stabbed her a number of occasions in the face, chest and arms.
Different relations tried to enter the condominium, as Huerta fled leaping from a window.
Police finally cornered Huerta close to the residence. He allegedly stated, “I needed to die together with her, I needed to commit suicide together with her.”
The younger lady was taken to a close-by hospital for remedy of her accidents, together with lacerations to the face, a cranium fracture, bleeding on her mind and different trauma wounds. Huerta was additionally taken to an area hospital.
“At the center of domestic violence prosecutions is the brutality and intimidation batterers use to impose their will on their victims,” Katz stated. “We’ll maintain accountable the one that is allegedly chargeable for this savage assault that has left a younger lady preventing for her life.”