Girl Caught After Killing, Attempting to Dismember Superintendent In search of Again Lease: DA

Sandra Coto-Navarro, 48, had beforehand informed police that Portillo had entered her dwelling after which left once more after she’d paid him $23,000, in accordance with the Queens County District Lawyer’s Workplace in a press launch.

It was solely after the constructing’s landlord reviewed the safety footage that police discovered he by no means left. They then returned to find a horrifying scene, and the reality.

“This was a ugly homicide,” stated Queens County District Lawyer Melinda Katz.

Coto-Navarro was arrested on January 16 on a cost of second diploma homicide, two counts of tampering with bodily proof and fourth diploma felony possession of a weapon, per the DA’s Workplace. If convicted for homicide, she faces as much as 25 years to life in jail.

In courtroom, Coto-Navarro pleaded not responsible to the fees, as reported by the Gothamist. She was ordered held till her subsequent courtroom look, set for Friday, January 24.

Portillo had gone to the residence of Coto-Navarro in an effort to select up $24,000 in unpaid again lease at 8:40 a.m. on January 14, per the press launch. When he did not return to work, his coworkers known as the police at roughly 5 p.m.

Based on amNewYorkMetro sources with speedy data of the state of affairs, Coto-Navarro’s husband had been at work when the alleged homicide occurred, however discovered Portillo’s physique when he got here dwelling. He arrived about 20 minutes earlier than police, in accordance with WABC.

He was additionally reportedly hesitant at first to permit police inside, however lastly informed them the place the physique was. Regulation enforcement sources informed the outlet they don’t count on the husband will face any costs.

After lastly making their means into the suspect’s residence, police finally discovered Portillo’s physique wrapped in rubbish luggage and stuffed beneath a mattress.

Officers reported a “robust odor of bleach and noticed a mop and what gave the impression to be blood close to the underside of the mattress and by a dresser within the bed room,” in accordance with the district legal professional’s workplace assertion.

Investigators decided that the sufferer suffered a number of blunt pressure accidents to his head, which they imagine was attributable to a pipe, per amNY. They DA stated that Coto-Navarro additionally put a bag over his head, with all of this finally inflicting his demise. The DA’s workplace additionally famous the sufferer suffered sharp pressure accidents to his neck and leg after demise.

“As alleged, the defendant not solely murdered the superintendent making an attempt to gather lease, however tried to dismember the lifeless sufferer, wrapped his physique in black rubbish luggage and tried bleaching the world,” stated Kats within the press launch.

“Now, a life has been misplaced and a household is in upheaval as a result of the defendant allegedly selected to resolve a lease dispute with violence,” she continued. “This isn’t the best way a civilized society operates. The defendant will face justice for this heinous homicide.”

Within the days after his stunning demise, a GoFundMe has been set as much as assist pay for the funeral bills for Portillo, and extra particulars about his life have emerged.

“Recognized all through his neighborhood for his unbelievable work ethic, he by no means hesitated to assist others in want,” stated the GoFundMe’s creator, Julissa Gomez. “His biggest pleasure in life was caring for his household, and his loss leaves an irreplaceable void in all our lives.”

Gomez’s GoFundMe, which she arrange on behalf of Portillo’s spouse Rene, has raised greater than $16,000 towards its $18,000 objective. “Each contribution, irrespective of the scale, will assist ease the monetary burden on his household, permitting them to give attention to therapeutic and remembering the great man everybody all beloved,” she wrote.

On the day of her arraignment, Portillo’s grieving spouse confronted her husband’s suspected killer, Coto-Navarro, as she was being led out of the precinct stationhouse to go the courthouse, per amNY.

“You killed my husband!” she shouted in Spanish on the lady as police escorted her to a ready police automobile.

Neighbors of Coto-Navarro expressed shock over Portillo’s demise and her alleged involvement, with one telling WABC, “She was all the time candy actually. She was very, very candy. I am just a bit shocked by this complete factor.”

Individuals within the residence constructing stated that Portillo had began working there as a gardener earlier than transferring as much as the superintendent place. They described him as pleasant and fascinating