A Lengthy Island man was indicted Thursday for allegedly stabbing his 59-year-old mom to demise of their Brentwood residence and remaining together with her lifeless physique for hours, prosecutors mentioned.
When officers arrived, they discovered the sufferer “with a knife lodged in her back and a pool of blood surrounding her,” authorities mentioned. She was pronounced lifeless on the scene.
As police started to clear the home, Kurumoglu emerged from inside and surrendered. He appeared to have dried blood on his arms and on a shirt he was carrying from his room, officers mentioned.
Jason S. Kurumoglu, 30, allegedly stabbed his mom, Melida Velasquez, to demise inside their Brentwood residence, pictured right here. (Google)
The sufferer had been alone within the residence till simply earlier than 1:30 p.m., when Kurumoglu returned residence after being fired from his job, investigators mentioned. About 10 minutes later, a downstairs tenant reported listening to “a loud thump, followed by the victim screaming, ‘Help me, Lord.’” The tenant additionally informed police they heard a male voice with the sufferer.
Kurumoglu remained inside the home till police arrived, the DA’s workplace mentioned. Investigators imagine Velasquez had been lifeless for about three hours by that point.
“After allegedly stabbing his mother to death, this defendant callously left her lying where she died,” District Lawyer Raymond A. Tierney
Within the weeks earlier than the homicide, Kurumoglu allegedly had repeated arguments together with his mom and stepfather, prompting the stepfather to quickly go away the house, prosecutors mentioned.
Kurumoglu was indicted Thursday on a second-degree homicide cost. He pleaded not responsible and was ordered held with out bail, on-line court docket information present.
He’s due again in court docket Oct. 18 and faces as much as life in jail if convicted.
Kurumoglu’s legal professional, Peter Mayer, didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark Friday morning.
