The youthful sister of the troubled teen accused of decapitating his mother’s boyfriend returned to her Staten Island dwelling after faculty Monday to seek out her brother drenched in blood — and he chillingly informed her, “I did one thing unhealthy, go to your room,” sources mentioned.
The lady walked into the West Brighton dwelling and adopted blood trails to the toilet, the place she discovered the 45-year-old New York Metropolis sanitation employee within the tub together with his head eliminated and a knife nonetheless in his head, sources informed The Submit.
She then referred to as 911.
When police arrived, the bloodied 19-year-old suspect got here out together with his fingers up and was taken into custody. Police then situated the sufferer, who has not but been recognized, inside, sources mentioned.
The household has a historical past of home incident stories, in line with sources. It’s unclear if the siblings are biologically associated.
The teenage perp was taken to the hospital and had not been charged as of Tuesday morning, police mentioned. He has no prison historical past, however has a historical past of psychological sickness, together with schizophrenia and self-harm going again to 2022, sources mentioned. He has not been publicly recognized.
The sanitation employee and the suspect’s mother had been collectively for almost six years and “had their ups and downs with the children,” the sufferer’s shut good friend Louis Ortiz informed The Submit Monday evening.
Whereas the alleged killer may very well be “candy as pie,” he “was at all times going by way of stuff at school — psychological well being points,” he mentioned.
Neighbor Mariano Castro, 36, mentioned the sufferer and his girlfriend’s son appeared to have a traditional relationship. Castro only recently noticed the 2 of their yard mowing the garden and grilling.
