Toddler’s Horrific Beating Death Leads To Murder Charges For Cairo Couple
A Greene County couple now faces murder charges after the death of a 3-year-old toddler in their care, authorities announced Monday, March 9.
The child’s mother, 26-year-old Farhiya Gaal, and her boyfriend, 24-year-old Lameik Wilson, were both indicted Monday on second-degree murder charges, the Greene County District Attorney’s office said in a Facebook post.
Before Monday, Gaal was facing a top count of second-degree manslaughter, while Wilson had been charged with assault.
The case began Jan. 28, when emergency crews responded to a Cairo home for a report of an unconscious child. They f…
Caged, Strapped, Starved: York County Family Charged With Torturing 2 Children
Two children were allegedly locked in a crib “cage,” strapped into a car seat for up to 23 hours a day, and denied medical and dental care for years inside a York County home, prosecutors said Wednesday, Feb. 25.
Three family members are now jailed following a two-year investigation, York County District Attorney Tim Barker and Lt. Braxton Ditty said during a press conference.
Newberry Township Police arrested Ashley Valentina Cardona, 31; Lori Cardona, 53; and Michael Anthony Cardona, 29, all of the 700 block of Cassel Road in Newberry Township, on Feb. 25, according to police and court re…
Estranged Husband Murders Wife, Slashes Teenager At Farmingville Home, Police Say
A Long Island man is facing murder charges after he allegedly stabbed his estranged wife to death and injured a teenage relative before turning the knife on himself, police said.
Marcos Marques-Leal, 57, was arrested following the Thursday night, Feb. 12, attack at a residence on Granny Road in Farmingville, according to Suffolk County Police.
Officers responded to a 911 call reporting a domestic incident at approximately 8:15 p.m. When they arrived, they found Adriana Barbosa, 46, and Marques-Leal suffering from stab wounds, police said.
A teenage child relative who was inside the home …
Cyanide Killing Of Herricks Mom Preceded By Divorce Papers, Threats From Estranged Husband: DA
Court filings reveal a history of domestic violence before a Long Island mother of three was poisoned to death by her estranged husband, prosecutors said.
Asif Qureshi, 53, of Bellerose, Queens, was indicted on murder and burglary charges in Nassau County Court Thursday, Jan, 8, in connection with the death of his estranged wife Aleena Asif.
Investigators determined that Qureshi entered Asif’s Herricks home on Larch Drive while she was out dropping her children off at school on Oct. 17, 2025, according to the Nassau County DA’s office.
He then hid inside for nearly an hour, waiting for her…
