Three migrant males have been indicted for allegedly strangling and stabbing one other immigrant to loss of life on Lengthy Island final month in what the native district legal professional referred to as a “brutal” homicide.
The defendants — Brayan Heredia Escobar, 19, of Guatemala; Jhon Lopez Campos, 18, of El Salvador; and Julio Beltran, 39, of El Salvador — attacked 39-year-old Salvadoran nationwide Candido Guadalupe Saravia Martinez on Feb. 18, in line with an announcement from Suffolk County DA Ray Tierney.
When cops found Saravia Martinez’s physique inside a tent close to Suffolk Avenue in Central Islip, they discovered a rope round his neck, marks to his face from blunt power trauma and a stab wound that lower his carotid artery, the assertion stated.
Cops additionally discovered a machete contained in the tent and a bloody knife mendacity on Saravia Martinez’s neck.
“This alleged murder was brutal,” Tierney stated. “We will not tolerate such violence in Suffolk County. Violence such as is alleged here, affects us all, and we remain dedicated to holding these offenders responsible for their actions.”
The sufferer and his alleged attackers are homeless, the DA added.
Authorities stated they’ve discovered video surveillance footage from a number of Suffolk Avenue companies that caught the three alleged killers dashing out of the tent after the homicide and strolling right into a laundromat throughout the road.
The DA’s workplace declined to touch upon the attackers’ immigration standing.
“We respectfully decline to comment on immigration status and pursuant to bar rules, we do not speak about prior convictions until the guilt-phase of a case is complete,” a spokesperson advised The Put up.
All three have been indicted on second-degree homicide costs, which may put every in jail for 25 years to life if convicted.
Heredia Escobar will return to courtroom March 27. Beltran is due again in courtroom on April 10 and Lopez Campos’ subsequent listening to is scheduled for April 23.
