A Harlem lady ruthlessly stabbed dozens of occasions and left to die in a vicious ambush by her ex-boyfriend was formally recognized by police Tuesday as a mom of 4.
Carmen Lopez, 47, was knifed about “50 occasions” – leaving her inside inches of her life – round 4 a.m. Monday close to the elevator on the third flooring of her rental constructing on West 129th Road close to St. Nicholas Terrace, cops and sources mentioned.
Her alleged assailant was her on-again, off-again beau who could have been fueled by jealousy, the sources mentioned. The 2 weren’t collectively on the time of the slaying, the sources mentioned.
Constructing porter Lyron Middleton occurred to be cleansing the staircase when he stumbled upon Lopez coated in blood and referred to as 911, he mentioned.
Lopez was rushed to Mount Sinai Morningside hospital, the place she succumbed to her grave accidents, cops mentioned.
Surveillance footage – which Middleton couldn’t bear to observe however solely listened to the audio – captured the second the attacker ambushed Lopez after apparently ready on the steps for 2 hours, sources and the porter mentioned.
“She was yelling out somebody’s identify because it was occurring,” Middleton mentioned of the footage. “They are saying, ‘Luis, Luis, Luis. Luis cease, Luis cease.’”
The alleged killer was taken into custody hours later, and was delivered to Lincoln Medical Middle for a 24-hour psychiatric maintain, based on the sources.
He was again on the twenty sixth Precinct awaiting expenses Tuesday afternoon, the sources mentioned.
A constructing superintendent instructed reporters Monday that the sufferer had 4 youngsters, two who reside along with her and two who’re older and reside in New Jersey.
“I don’t understand how did this occur, as a result of they aren’t an issue particular person, any one among them. They’re good [people], like our household,” the employee mentioned.
