Jamaican landlord reportedly confesses to killing two tenants, girlfriend in New York
A Jamaican landlord in Queens, New York is facing murder charges after reportedly confessing to stabbing to death his girlfriend and two of his tenants.
According to the New York City Police Department, the 54-year-old man walked into a police station Tuesday morning and told officers he had been “having issues” with tenants at his home before telling the cops he “did something bad” at the house.
The cops then rushed to the address and, upon their arrival at the two-story house around 7 am, officers found two tenants – a man and a woman – dead in the basement, and the suspect’s girlfriend deceased in an upstairs bedroom, the police said, noting that all the victims suffered multiple stab wounds.
The man, whose identity Observer Online is withholding as he has not been charged, is facing charges of murder and criminal possession of a weapon, according to the police.
Neighbours reportedly described the suspect as a nice person who mostly kept to himself.
The suspect has no criminal history, according to the police.
He is a native of Kingston, Jamaica.