China News Service, July 19. According to the US "World Daily" report, the Queens District of New York prosecutor's news shows that the authorities have withdrawn the eight counts of illegal possession of equipment, the wife of Dorothy, the suspect of the murder of Mr. Yan, a takeaway from a Chinese restaurant. The most felony charges such as bullets and guns, and the bail was reduced from 150,000 to 30,000; defense lawyers also pointed out that these hidden guns were not the murder weapon used to shoot the victim.
Court documents show that Dorothy's lawyer presented new evidence on the 12th, and the prosecution dropped her eight of the above-mentioned charges; lawyer Pedro stated that after assessing the defendant's background and the evidence in the case, he was "gratified" by the prosecution. Fang's decision, "These are the first steps."
Bedero said prosecutors knew the suspect in Mr. Yan's killing, her husband Hirsch, had "entered Dorothy's apartment" and searched her room to find a possible murder weapon, but the evidence showed that Neither are the hidden guns.
The police said that Hirsch had a grudge against his clerk and boss for not providing enough sweet and sour sauce at the Great Wall Chinese Restaurant, and was suspected of shooting Mr. Yan on April 30; after a one-month investigation, Hirsch was arrested and his 62-year-old wife, who was separated from him, was arrested. Eight firearms and more than 200 bullets were found in the apartment.
Two days after Hirsch's arrest, his wife, Dorothy, a registered nurse, surrendered and was brought to justice for illegal possession of a loading gun and illegal possession of firearms and ammunition; lawyers had accused the prosecution of extracting a confession and criticized the authorities for "abusing the criminal law." and the provisions of criminal proceedings", requiring the parties to cooperate with the prosecution in order to "extract" the information of the suspect Hirsch, and pointed out that the 150,000 yuan bail is "astronomical".
The police once found a lot of sweet and sour sauce and soy sauce in the refrigerator of Hirsch’s apartment, alleging that the defendant had a hoarding habit; Bedro said that Hirsch’s eight guns were also his “habit of hoarding things”.
According to records, Dorothy has been temporarily released on 30,000 yuan bail, and she will next appear in court on August 1, the same day as Hirsch.
Hirsch, who handed over $500,000 in cash in June, was released on bail pending trial, and is currently living in an apartment in Blackwood, Queens, wearing electronic shackles 24 hours a day.
(Mu Lan)