NewYork (Washington Insider Magazine) – Latino was arrested and accused of stabbing his cousin to death at his workplace and then stabbing his girlfriend at his home in Long Island (NY). The motive for the attacks is not clear.
Wilson Melina was arrested on suspicion of stabbing his cousin to death at his Hauppauge workplace and then stabbing his girlfriend at her home in Brentwood, Long Island (NY).
The slaying happened early Thursday morning at the Electrical Machine Parts store where they both worked, News 12 reported. Police say Melina then went to her home in Brentwood, where she stabbed her cousin’s girlfriend, leaving her in critical condition. , but stable.
Melina allegedly confessed to his own girlfriend about the stabbing over the phone, and she then called the police. While the officers were on their way to the Brentwood crime scene, they learned of the stabbing in Hauppauge. Both towns are only 6 miles apart, in Suffolk County.
“As we reported, we also received another call from the store owner here at this location that a person here who has multiple stab wounds has died,” County Sheriff Rodney Harrison said.
Melina was found by police in Bay Shore and arrested without incident. Police said she has no criminal record and is still trying to figure out the motive for the two stabbings.
“He gave us a couple of reasons why he did it, but we don’t believe they are the real reason why he committed these heinous acts,” Harrison said without elaborating. Police said they have not yet recovered a murder weapon.
Melina was charged with murder and assault. All charges are mere accusations and those charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.
In the middle of this month, also in Suffolk County, a Hispanic was sentenced to between 75 years and life in prison for opening fire on several people inside a grocery business in the town of Copiague, killing the owner and a customer and injuring two. serious.
This article is originally published on eldiariony.com
