Category Archive for : ‘Childhood Domestic Violence’

NBC News 4 New York
By Tom Shea
1/08/25

Long Island Girl, 9, Punched and Slashed While Trying to Stop Attempted Murder: Police

A 9-year-old girl was punched in the head and slashed on her hands as she tried to break up a fight that escalated into an attempted murder inside a Long Island home, according to police.

The violence stemmed from an argument between Milton Mendez and a 39-year-old woman in the Uniondale home around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nassau County police said. As the fight intensified, the 45-year-old Mendez grabbed a kitchen knife and

News 4 New York
By The Associated Press
11/08/24

Changes Coming to Child Protective Services After NYPD Cop Conviction in Son’s Death

The changes come in response to the 2020 death of 8-year-old Thomas Valva, whose police officer father forced him to sleep overnight on the concrete floor of a freezing garage

Officials on Long Island said they’re making changes to child protective services in response to the 2020 death of an 8-year-old boy whose police officer father forced him to sleep overnight on the concrete floor of a freezing garage.

Suffolk County Social Services Commissioner

NY Post
By Khristina Narizhnaya, Georgett Roberts, and Dean Balsamini
Published Aug. 24, 2024

LI Mom Accused of Meth-Fueled, Wrong-Way Crash that Killed Son, 9, was Victim of ‘Severe Domestic Violence’: Ex-Attorney

New, happy photos of the doomed 9-year-old killed by his allegedly drugged-up mom after she caused a horrific wrong-way crash on Long Island belie a dark secret: she experienced “severe” domestic abuse, her former attorney claimed.

The images show Kerri Bedrick cuddling up to a much younger Eli with both beaming into the camera, while a second picture shows the chubby-cheeked child years ago with his father.

Authorities

New York Daily News
Story by Muri Assunção
10/19/24

L.I. Man Gets 22 Years to Life for Fatally Stabbing Wife in Front of Teen Son 

A Long Island man who admitted stabbing his wife in front of their teenage son earlier this year has been sentenced to 22 years to life in prison, officials announced Thursday.

Ryszard Murawski of Lindenhurst is accused of stabbing Wioleta Murawski with a “large, serrated knife” on Jan. 3 and then fleeing the scene.

The brutal attack, which was captured on security camera video, was also witnessed by the couple’s 15-year-old