A Korean man in his 20s was arrested on charges of stabbing his mother to death in Urbandale, Queens.
According to the NYPD, her husband found Cho Hyun-sook (60) lying unconscious in a bed covered in blood inside the 191st St. home near Station Road in Auburndale on Friday at around 2 p.m. Cho had suffered stab wounds to various parts of his body including her chest. Shee was rushed to Presbyterian Queens Hospital in New York, but could not make it.
Police arrested and detained a Korean man named Dennis Cho (20) who was at the scene of the incident as their suspect. He is the son of the deceased victim, and the police secured a knife believed to have been used at the crime scene as evidence.
Cho is also accused of beating and choking his 61-year-old father, who was also found suffering from a cut to his hand and injuries to his head and neck.
Neighbors said they often had loud arguments at the house, and the police frequently visited their residence, the last visit being last Christmas Eve.
The police are investigating Cho’s motive for his crimes.
BY KIM EUNBYUL [kim.eb@koreadailyny.com]
