A 9-year-old lady was punched within the head and slashed on her fingers as she tried to interrupt up a combat that escalated into an tried homicide inside a Lengthy Island residence, in response to police.
The violence stemmed from an argument between Milton Mendez and a 39-year-old lady within the Uniondale residence round 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nassau County police stated. Because the combat intensified, the 45-year-old Mendez grabbed a kitchen knife and allegedly lower the girl a number of occasions in her face and on her fingers, inflicting her to lose what police described as a big quantity of blood.
It was then that the younger lady, who had witnessed the combat, tried to intervene, police stated. Mendez allegedly grabbed her across the neck and squeezed, choking her earlier than punching her within the head.
The lady tried to get the knife away from Mendez, however he slashed each of her fingers, in response to police.
Quickly after, the lady and a 17-year-old feminine within the residence on the time each left the house and known as police.
Responding officers heard the 39-year-old sufferer screaming for assist from inside the house. Mendez was seen leaving the kitchen and coming right into a hallway whereas holding a knife and lined in blood, Nassau County police stated.
Officers advised Mendez to drop the knife, however he refused. As he walked towards police, officers had been in a position to subdue Mendez, get the knife away from him and arrest him.
The lady and lady had been taken to a close-by hospital and had been recovering, in response to police.
Mendez was charged with second-degree tried homicide, first-degree assault, weapon possession, endangering the welfare of a kid, and extra. He was set to be arraigned Wednesday. Lawyer data for Mendez was not instantly accessible.
