Former Cop Arrested For Allegedly Murdering Mother With Machete 'To The Point Of Near-Decapitation'
perezhilton.com[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content] A former NYPD officer is now behind bars after allegedly murdering his own mother with a machete.
According to a news release from Queens’ District Attorney Melinda Katz, Osvaldo Diaz (pictured above) is facing 25 years to life in prison if convicted on murder and other charges filed Thursday.
The DA alleges that he “attacked his mother with a machete –- to the point of near-decapitation.” Katz said the attack took place on February 24, 2021, in an apartment that the man and his 78-year-old mother, Maria Diaz, shared above a beauty salon in Queens. Related: Daycare Workers Charged With Child Abuse After Allegedly Hiding Baby’s SKULL FRACTURE In Their Care The 46-year-old man’s sister had apparently planned to run errands and take a walk with her mother, but when the sister arrived at the apartment and called her mother’s cell phone several times, there was no answer.
Eventually, Diaz answered and told his sister to run errands alone. She later returned, only to be again met with unanswered calls.
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