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A 16-year-old girl discovered a decapitated man inside a Staten Island home Monday afternoon, New York police sources have said.
The grisly discovery was made around 4:30 p.m. on Cary Avenue in West Brighton.
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The 45-year-old victim was found in a bathtub with multiple stab wounds to the head and neck. His head had been removed with a hacksaw, police sources told PIX11 News.
Investigators later took the victim’s 19-year-old stepson into custody. A motive has not been released. It’s unknown what charges the suspect faces at this time.
The suspect, who has a history of mental illness and is believed to be schizophrenic, according to property manager, allegedly told his younger sister that he “did something bad” when she came home from school, sources told The New York Post.
Investigators took the victim’s 19-year-old stepson into custody for the murder (Citizen.com)
According to the property manager, the victim was a retired employee of New York’s Department of Sanitation.
He was forced to go on disability due to severe vision loss, a friend of the victim told The Post.
Two of the victims’ friends, Louis Ortiz, 47, and Donna Ortiz, 46, told The Post they saw the news of the killing and rushed to his home.
“It’s a crime scene. It’s crazy,” Louis said. “I can’t even believe I was looking at my friend’s house on the TV screen. And I had to get up and run over here because I didn’t want to believe that it was true until I saw it with my eyes.”
“This didn’t deserve to happen to him,” Donna added. “He was just about to retire and live his life as best as he could.”
