Crime & Safety
Autopsy Results For Dead Mother Possible Later Today
Seven-year-old daughter reported in stable condition after surgery.
The Rockland County Medical Examiner’s Office says that the autopsy results for Dr. Victoria Vovchik, 45, may be released this afternoon. Vovchik’s body was found in her 6 Quarry Drive home on Thursday afternoon near that of her seven-year-old daughter who had been stabbed numerous times. The daughter, a student at Woodglen Elementary School, was taken to Westchester Medical Center and is reported in stable condition.
Dr. Kristappa Sangavaram, 69, discovered the bodies in the master bedroom and called police just after 1 p.m. Vovchik’s body also had lacerations. Clarkstown Police Sgt. Jo Anne Fratianni said when police arrived the three people in the house were Vovchik, her daughter and Sangavaram. Vovchik was a podiatrist with a practice in Fort Lee, NJ.
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