West Babylon Man Sentenced For Stabbing Wife Who Wanted A Divorce: DA

WEST BABYLON, NY — A 46-year-old resident of West Babylon whom prosecutors would not identify to protect his family has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for the attempted murder of his wife.

“The trauma this defendant inflicted on his wife and children is unimaginable,” said Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney. “We are satisfied with this sentence, but we also understand it won’t take away the damage this defendant has irreversibly inflicted on his family.”

A jury found him guilty last month of attempted murder and other related charges. He was sentenced Monday.

On the morning of June 14, 2023, the victim was sleeping in the bedroom of their 5- and 11-year-old daughters after telling her husband that she wanted to end the marriage. He knocked on the door, telling the victim that he wanted to speak with her in their bedroom, but she refused.

He pushed his way into the children’s bedroom while holding a large kitchen knife, prosecutors said. While yelling that he was going to kill her and then himself because she was ruining his family, he stabbed her three times. When their oldest daughter pleaded with him to stop, he told the children to go to another room.

He took his wife's phone so that she couldn’t call 911.

She managed to leave the house to seek help from her neighbor, though she was in and out of consciousness due to blood loss. He chased after her and began kicking her in the face, prosecutors said.

Their neighbor called 911 after hearing the commotion, and he fled. A Suffolk County Police Department K9 located him in the rear of a commercial building a short distance away.

The victim was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital where she underwent blood transfusions and surgery to repair the injuries she sustained to her arm, hip, and buttocks.

On Feb. 5, he was convicted of the following charges:

• One count of Attempted Murder in the Second Degree, a Class B violent felony
• One count of Assault in the First Degree, a Class B violent felony
• Two counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child, Class A misdemeanors
• One count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth Degree, a Class A misdemeanor.

The sentence includes five years of post-prison supervision.

Patch reached out to his attorney, Scott Zerner, Esq. for comment.

If you or anyone you know is a victim of domestic violence, contact the Suffolk County
Police Department. Additionally, to contact the 24-hour hotline for Long Island Against Domestic
Violence, please call 631-666-8833. To contact the 24-hour Crisis Hopeline for ECLI VIBES, call 631-360-3606.