After almost a year, authorities arrested the suspect in the murder of his mother, a 78-year-old Dominican woman, in Queens, the New York City Police announced.
Osvaldo Díaz, 45, was charged with murder and illegal possession of a weapon.
The crime occurred on February 24, 2021, around 7:50 pm, inside the residence located at 218-44 Hillside AvenueNew York City Police said.
The woman, identified as Maria Diaz, 78, was found unconscious with a “severe” laceration to her head in a second-floor room, police said. Apparently it was the woman’s daughter who first saw her when she went to the residence after not having heard from her for a while, police said.
Paramedics declared the elderly woman dead at the scene.
Dias allegedly stabbed the victim and then fled. According to police sources, a knife was found at the scene.
The case remains under investigation.
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