A Manhattan man was indicted for homicide after allegedly killing his step-grandfather and dismembering his physique earlier than placing the stays in a suitcase that he dumped within the East River, in response to prosecutors.
Christian Millet was indicted Thursday on second-degree homicide and concealment of a human corpse, Manhattan District Lawyer Alvin Bragg mentioned.
In response to court docket paperwork, the 23-year-old Millet attacked Edwin Echevarria with a do-it-yourself ice decide as he was on the telephone. Millet allegedly stomped and kicked Echevarria’s head and stabbing him repeatedly, together with at the least 13 instances within the chest.
Utilizing a kitchen knife, Millet reduce up the 65-year-old into a number of items and wrapped up the elements into luggage, which he tossed into the East River over the subsequent few days.
The investigation began on Feb. 5, when police within the NYPD harbor boat unit discovered physique elements, together with a severed torso, in a duffel bag floating within the East River. Millet was arrested every week after that. Police mentioned they discovered a screwdriver and towels soaked with blood in a bag on the condominium.
“Christian Millet allegedly dedicated a stunning and brutal homicide, and my ideas are with Mr. Echevarria’s family members,” mentioned District Lawyer Bragg.
In court docket paperwork, prosecutors mentioned Millet confessed to stabbing Echevarria, saying the slaying got here because of “an insane urge to kill.”
Millet’s public defender, Shari Leigh Vrod, didn’t instantly reply to earlier requests for remark.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
