Category Archive for : ‘Domestic Violence’

FOX 5 New York
By Michael Stallone
11/15/24

23-year-old Who Allegedly Stabbed Dad to Death Still Missing 1 Week After Long Island Murder

Police on Long Island are continuing their search for a 23-year-old man accused of murdering his father this past weekend.

According to Suffolk County Police, 61-year-old Joseph Zoll was found stabbed on Saturday just before 1:30 a.m. at a home in Rocky Point.

He was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

Police are searching for his son, Matthew, who’s described as 6’1″, 150 pounds with brown hair

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

Daily Voice, Smithtown
By Michael Mashburn
Oct. 31, 2024

 

After a lifetime of caring for children and serving her community, Carmel McDougall was ultimately betrayed by her own son and daughter, prosecutors alleged.

Long Island resident Michael McDougall, age 65, of Roosevelt, was indicted on manslaughter and related charges in Nassau County Court on Tuesday, Oct. 29, in the death of his mother, McDougall.

His sister, Nichole McDougall-Mullings, age 55, of Roosevelt, was also charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person.

Nassau County Police responded to the family’s residence

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

The New York State Senate Article by Senator Monica R. Martinez Oct. 17, 2024 To Protect Victims of Intimate Partner Abuse, Sen. Martinez Presses for Protections Against Threats of Private Image-Based Exploitation In Domestic Violence Awareness Month address, Martinez pushes to close legal loopholes that leave victims vulnerable to coercion and manipulation. October is Domestic [...]