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A New York man was charged with murder Wednesday in connection with the fatal stabbing of his girlfriend at his apartment in Queens.
Peter Ikonomou, 37, has been charged with second-degree murder and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon in connection with the death of 35-year-old Mindy Singer, the Queens County District Attorney’s Office said.
She was also stabbed in the buttocks with a 46-inch sword and in the chest with a screwdriver, according to the charging document.
Police said they were called to Ikonomou’s Briarwood apartment on 85th Road at 1:40 p.m. on Dec. 7 for a robbery in progress. Once there, officers found Singer deceased with multiple stab wounds to her body.
Mindy Singer.Facebook
TheDaily News, citing police sources, reports Ikonomou told police that Singer was “in the closet.”
A neighbor told the outlet that Ikonomou struggled with officers attempting to put him in a squad car and smashed a squad car window.
AGoFundMepage has been set up to help pay for Singer’s funeral expenses.
“Mindy was an amazing woman who lived life intensely and loved her friends very much,” the page states. “She was a true inspiration in her joy for life and lived every moment fully. Her friends and family knew her love and she was devoted to them. She was the life of the party of life. You couldn’t miss her.”
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Ikonomou was arraigned Wednesday night and has yet to enter a plea.
It is unclear if he has an attorney to speak on his behalf. He is scheduled to appear in court on Dec. 10.
source: people.com
