A person is now charged with tried homicide following a current assault on a Queens mother on Randall’s Island, the New York Metropolis Police Division introduced Friday.
Police say 30-year-old Miguel Jiraud was initially taken into custody for questioning and has since been charged within the brutal beating of 44-year-old Diana Agudelo.
Police sources say Jiraud, who lives at a close-by Randall’s Island shelter, was beforehand convicted of rape within the Bronx and sentenced to 13 years in jail in 2013. Sources say he was on parole on the time of final week’s assault and was sporting an ankle monitor.
“Earlier this week, we had a horrific assault on a lady on Randall’s Island. She obtained speedy medical consideration and is at present within the hospital preventing for her life,” NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch mentioned Friday morning. “We had a really aggressive investigation, and we have now recognized an individual who we consider is liable for that assault.”
Jiraud spoke as he was walked out of the twenty fifth Precinct, telling reporters he’s harmless.
“I am the one which discovered her,” he mentioned. “Take a look at my fingers. Does it appear to be I beat somebody?”
What occurred to Diana Agudelo?
Agudelo stays hospitalized after she was discovered bleeding and unconscious alongside a motorcycle path final Friday. Her bike had additionally been stolen.
“He ripped away the sunshine and the one factor I had in my life, and the one factor that was pushing me by means of faculty and serving to me get by means of my entire life,” Agudelo’s daughter, Stephanie Rodas, advised CBS Information New York. “She was my world. She was my greatest pal. She was greater than a mom to me. I bear in mind the day the assault occurred I did FaceTime [with] her. I FaceTimed her and I advised her I liked her and I could not wait to see her.”
Agudelo’s household mentioned she underwent main surgical procedure, together with the elimination of a portion of her cranium. Rodas mentioned docs are making ready her for the worst, however she has not misplaced hope.
“I do know my mother is robust and I do know my mother won’t let you will have the final snort, and I do know she is going to come out of this,” Rodas mentioned.
Agudelo’s kids say she left her job on the Museum of the Metropolis of New York however didn’t return residence. A colleague from the amenities division later notified them concerning the assault.
“Somebody that she labored with at work came visiting to our home as a result of somebody discovered her cellphone they usually handed it in to the place she works,” Rodas mentioned. “They knew one thing was unsuitable so that they got here to our home.”
The museum is now fundraising to assist the household.
“Diana is a faithful mom, and her family now faces important challenges, together with medical and residing bills,” organizers mentioned in a press release.
The Colombian Embassy mentioned it’s attempting to assist get Agudelo’s sister in Colombia a humanitarian visa to return be together with her in New York.
“We’re offering assist with the American authorities, the U.S. authorities, which is in Bogota, to assist her with a humanitarian visa that may hopefully enable her to return right here as quickly as attainable to be with the household,” mentioned Andres Mejia, the Colombian consul normal in New York.
Anybody with details about the assault is requested to name the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or 1-888-57-PISTA (74782) for Spanish. You may also submit a tip via their website.
