Crime & Safety
Video Shows Brooklyn Twins Stabbing Suspect Was Acting In Self-Defense, Attorney Says
The incident happened inside a Park Slope deli on March 17.
April 19, 2024
NEW YORK -- The suspect accused of killing a 19-year-old woman in a Brooklyn deli and stabbing her twin sister pled not guilty Thursday. His attorney says his client was acting in self-defense.
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Veo Kelly, 20, has been charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of 19-year-old Samyia Spain. He will need to remain in jail after a Supreme Court judge denied him bail.
The incident happened inside a Park Slope deli on March 17. Witnesses and sources told CBS New York that Kelly started talking to Samyia and her twin sister and became angry when they rejected his advances. According to sources, when they refused to give him their contact information, Kelly allegedly stabbed Samyia twice, killing her, and stabbed and injured her sister.
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