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- A Queens man could face decades behind bars after admitting that he attempted to murder his wife by slamming his SUV against her and then stabbing her in front of their three children in 2022, the local district attorney said.
- Stephen Giraldo, 36, pleaded guilty Tuesday to attempted murder in the December 2022 attack, Queen District Attorney Melinda Katz said. He is expected to be sentenced to 25 years in prison on Oct. 6.
- The woman suffered severe neurological damage, broken bones and a stab wound that punctured her liver. She has been unconscious since the December attack and remains under care, the district attorney's office said.
A Queens man could face decades behind bars after admitting that he attempted to murder his wife by slamming his SUV against her and then stabbing her in front of their three children in 2022, the local district attorney said.
Stephen Giraldo, 36, pleaded guilty Tuesday to attempted murder in the December 2022 attack, Queen District Attorney Melinda Katz said. He is expected to be sentenced to 25 years in prison on Oct. 6.
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WATCH HEREAccording to prosecutors, on Dec. 27, 2022, at around 5:20 a.m., Giraldo was in a Ford Explorer outside the residence of his estranged wife to drop off their three children, ages 6, 9 and 11.
According to video surveillance, cited by prosecutors, Giraldo is seen exiting the car to move a trash back blocking it and then getting back inside the vehicle. At this time, his estranged wife walked out of the residence and in front of the car.
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SIGN UP Giraldo told their children to "Keep your seatbelt on," and then intentionally drove the SUV into his wife, prosecutors allege.
After running his wife over, the car turned onto its side. It was then that Giraldo allegedly crawled over his son and out of the vehicle's window and stabbed his wife with a knife.
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The woman suffered severe neurological damage, broken bones and a stab wound that punctured her liver. She has been unconscious since the December attack and remains under care, the district attorney's office said.
"The horrifying brutality of the attack, and the fact that it was committed in full view of the victim’s three young children, stirred outrage and heartbreak across the city," Katz said. "We welcome the guilty plea and seeing a violent, dangerous man go to prison, but today’s outcome does not remedy the immense pain and lifelong suffering the defendant caused."
