Orsolya Gaal news: David Bonola appears in court as police say he slashed lover’s throat

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David Bonola is walked out of a NYC police precinct

The handyman accused of murdering Queens’ mother-of-two Orsolya Gaal before stuffing her body in her son’s hockey duffle bag and dumping it in a nearby park appeared in court on Thursday night charged with her murder.

David Bonola, 44, was arraigned in Queens Supreme Court on charges of murder in the second degree, tampering with physical evidence and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree.

A judge ordered him to be held without bond after police said he confessed to killing the 51-year-old, who he had been in an on-off relationship with for the last two years.

Prosecutors said Ms Gaal let Mr Bonola into her home in Forest Hills in the early hours of Saturday morning before they got into an argument in the basement and she asked him to leave.

The suspect then allegedly slashed Ms Gaal’s throat and stabbed her over 50 times with a kitchen knife before moving her body to Forest Park, where a passer-by discovered it later that morning.

Police said Mr Bonola handed himself in on Wednesday and spilled the details of her murder.

Grisly murder in Queens

• Victim’s chilling note helped lead police to alleged killer
• David Bonola appears in court charged with murder
• Killer slashed Orsolya Gaal’s throat and stabbed her more than 50 times
• Suspect admitted sending threatening text messages to Orsolya Gaal’s husband, say police
• Handyman lover confesses to Orsolya Gaal’s murder, say police
• Suspect and victim in on-off relationship for two years

[22 April 2022 03:00 · Bevan Hurley]

David Bonola: What we know about the man charged with Orsolya Gaal’s murder

The handyman charged with the murder of New York mother of two Orsolya Gaal was in a romantic relationship with her, NYPD detectives say.

Mr Bonola carried out “odd jobs” at the Forest Hills home where Ms Gaal lived with her husband and two teenage sons, police officers told a press conference Thursday.

Mr Bonola was originally from Mexico, and moved to the US about 21 years ago, police said.

According to a Facebook profile believed to belong to Mr Bonola, he studied at the New York School of Interior Design. He appeared to have worked as a scriptwriter.

[22 April 2022 05:09 · Bevan Hurley]

Everything we know about the killing of Orsolya Gaal

Orsolya Gaal’s body was discovered stuffed in a hockey bag on Saturday morning in Forest Park in the borough of Queens, New York City

The married mother of two, 51, had been stabbed nearly 60 times in her home and her body was dragged half a mile away and dumped near to a popular walking path on Metropolitan Avenue in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Police followed a trail of blood from the bag that led them about half a mile to an upscale gated community in Forest Hills.

On Thursday, police arrested 44-year-old handyman David Bonola and charged him with murder.

[22 April 2022 07:00 · Bevan Hurley]

Timeline of events in the brutal murder of Orsolya Gaal

The grisly murder of mother-of-two Orsolya Gaal has stunned residents of the Forest Hills, Queens, neighbourhood where she lived.

Ms Gaal, 51, was stabbed 58 times in the basement of her home before her killer placed her body in a duffle bag and left her remains in a nearby park early on the morning of Saturday, 16 April.

On Thursday, handyman David Bonola, 44, was arrested and charged with Ms Gaal’s murder.

Police say they had been in an “on and off” relationship for two years.

Here is what we know about the events leading up to Ms Gaal’s death and the police investigation.

[22 April 2022 09:00 · Bevan Hurley]

David Bonola: What we know about the man charged with Orsolya Gaal’s murder

The handyman charged with the murder of New York mother of two Orsolya Gaal was in a romantic relationship with her, NYPD detectives say.

David Bonola, 44, was arrested at 12.51am on Thursday and charged with murder, criminal tampering and criminal possession of a weapon.

Mr Bonola carried out “odd jobs” at the Forest Hills home where Ms Gaal lived with her husband and two teenage sons, police officers told a press conference Thursday.

[22 April 2022 10:00 · Bevan Hurley]

Orsolya Gaal: ‘Handyman lover’ suspect turned himself in and confessed to killing NYC mother, police say

NYPD detectives say the the 44-year-old David Bonola turned himself in and has confessed to the murder of Orsolya Gaal.

Mr Bonola, 44, was arrested at 12.51am Thursday morning and charged with murder, criminal tampering and criminal possession of a weapon.

The pair had been in an intimate relationship for about two years which had ended sometime before the killing, Lieutenant Timmy Thomson told a press conference on Thursday morning .

The NYPD said Mr Bonola had made incriminating statements, and they were confident noone else was involved in the crime.

Mr Bonola had carried out odd jobs around the property, police said.

[22 April 2022 11:00 · Bevan Hurley]

NYPD release image of the murder weapon

The NYPD have released an image of a kitchen knife recovered from the home where Orsolya Gaal was stabbed 58 times.

They say the knife is believed to be the weapon used to stab Ms Gaal.

A medica; examiner’s report found Ms Gaal was slashed dozens of times in the neck, torso, and left arm, and suffered defensive wounds to her palm and fingers.

David Bonola, 44, has been charged with second degree murder, tampering and possession of a weapon.

The NYPD say they recovered a kitchen knife believed to have been used in Orsolya Gaal’s murder from her home (NYPD)

[22 April 2022 12:00 · Bevan Hurley]

Orsolya Gaal murder: Suspect David Bonola leaves NYC police precinct in handcuffs

Suspect David Bonola has been arrested after allegedly confessing to police he murdered mother-of-two Orsolya Gaal.

Mr Bonola left a Queens precinct in handcuffs and was placed in a police car on Thursday.

Ms Gaal, 51, was stabbed 58 times in her basement before the killer placed her body in a duffle bag and left her remains in a nearby park on the morning of Saturday, 16 April.

Mr Bonola, 44, had been in an intimate relationship with Ms Gaal for about two years which had ended before the killing, NYPD told a press conference on Thursday.

[22 April 2022 13:00 · Bevan Hurley]

Timeline of events in the brutal murder of Orsolya Gaal

The grisly murder of mother-of-two Orsolya Gaal has stunned residents of the Forest Hills, Queens, neighbourhood where she lived.

Ms Gaal, 51, was stabbed 58 times in the basement of her home before her killer placed her body in a duffle bag and left her remains in a nearby park early on the morning of Saturday, 16 April.

On Thursday, handyman David Bonola, 44, was arrested and charged with Ms Gaal’s murder.

Police say they had been in an “on-off” relationship for two years.

Here is what we know about the events leading up to Ms Gaal’s death and the police investigation.

[22 April 2022 15:16 · Rachel Sharp]

David Bonola appears in court charged with murder

David Bonola appeared in court for the first time on Thursday night charged with the murder of his on-off lover Orsolya Gaal.

Mr Bonola, 44, was arraigned in Queens Supreme Court on charges of murder in the second degree, tampering with physical evidence and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree.

“Two boys are left without a mother and a young teenager faces the added trauma of being home when this heinous murder took place,” Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said in a statement on Thursday night.

“As alleged, the defendant stabbed the victim over 50 times and then attempted to dispose of the body by stuffing it into a duffel bag and dragging it across a quiet residential neighborhood – leaving a trail of blood and a terrified community.

“The defendant is now in custody and will be held to account for this horrific crime.”

Queens Criminal Court Judge Judge Anthony Battisiti ordered that Mr Bonola will be held without bond following his confession to the brutal murder.

“The accused lays out in detail what happened, how it happened and what he did following the events given rise to this case,” the judge told the courtroom.

Mr Bonola is next scheduled to appear in court on 26 April.

If convicted, he faces 25 years to life in prison.

[22 April 2022 15:45 · Rachel Sharp]

Suspect slashed victim’s throat before stabbing 50 times, say prosecutors

Prosecutors revealed disturbing new details of Orsolya Gaal’s final moments in court on Thursday night, revealing that her killer slashed her throat before stabbing her over 50 times in the brutal attack.

David Bonola appeared in Queens Supreme Court on multiple charges including murder in the second degree and was ordered to be held without bond after police said he confessed to the mother-of-two’s killing.

Prosecutors said that Ms Gaal had willingly let her alleged killer into her Forest Hills home in the early hours of Saturday morning before they got into an argument in the basement and she repeatedly told him to leave.

Mr Bonola allegedly flew into a rage and slashed Ms Gaal’s throat with a kitchen knife.

Prosecutors said he then stabbed her more than 50 times before stuffing her body inside her son’s hockey duffle bag, dragging it through the quiet residential area and dumping it in nearby Forest Park.