A New York woman, Zoraida Leo, was found dead after an alleged fight with her tenant.
The New York City Police Department told PEOPLE that authorities received a call around 5:15 PM ET on Tuesday to respond to 96th Street near 32nd Avenue in East Elmhurst, Queens. After arriving at the scene, authorities found Leo “unconscious and unresponsive with scratches on her face” in her Queens apartment.
Emergency medical services responded and confirmed the death of a 55-year-old woman.
After the investigation, the police later identified Davi Vidal (19) as the suspect. Both he and the victim live in the apartment. Vidal lived on the second floor above her.
Vidal has been charged with murder, police said.
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The landlord was allegedly killed and dismembered by the tenant after she served an eviction notice
Vidal lived on the top floor and allegedly stopped paying rent, police said. There was an altercation between the teenage tenant and Leo, according to police.
The suspect was held without bail during his arraignment in Queens Criminal Court on Thursday, reports New York Daily News.
Representatives from the Queens State Attorney’s Office and the New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment on Thursday.
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