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Authorities have arrested Orsolya Gaal, a 51-year-old wife and mother who was stabbed to death in a horrific murder in New York City. David Bonola, 44, has been charged with murder, criminal manipulation in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, police said Thursday morning.

At a news conference Thursday morning, NYPD Detective Chief James Essig said Bonola and Gaal had been in an “on-and-off” relationship for at least two years while he was working as a handyman. in the family house.

The two allegedly met in early April, but their relationship was considered to have ended at the time of Gaal’s death, police said.

Suspect

Police said Bonola was identified by investigators as a suspect wanted for questioning, and he voluntarily returned to the station, where he made “incriminating statements,” Essig said.

Around 12:30 to 12:40 on Saturday morning, police believe Bonola entered Gaal’s home. During a heated argument, Bonola pulled out a knife and stabbed Gaal “mercilessly and brutally more than 55 times,” Essig said.

The knife was a match to other knives in the house and was recovered by police at the scene. Bonola allegedly placed Gaal’s body in a hockey duffel bag that belonged to his son. Video evidence shows him rolling the bag down the sidewalk in Queens, leaving a trail of blood in his wake.

Gaal’s body in a duffel bag and a “trail of blood”

Early Saturday morning, police responded to a 911 call and found Gaal’s body in a duffel bag and a “trail of blood” leading to his residence in Forest Park, Queens.

They believe that after leaving Gaal’s house, Bonola fled through Forest Park. Police discovered a jacket they believe he was wearing during the crime. Other investigators also discovered bloody boots, a T-shirt and bandages in a secondary location.

Bonola was reportedly treated Saturday at a local medical institution for injuries to both hands, which police believe Gaal gave him during a “violent fight” for his life.

Gabe Veras, manager of the Forest Hills Station House restaurant in Queens, told CBS New York that the video showed Gaal was at the bar on Friday night and her employees saw her there.

“Orsolya was here on Friday around 11:45 to 12:30. She came in by herself and left by herself. She had her usual – a Moscow mule,” Veras said.

Gaal was a regular, often coming alone, he said. Veras says that he talked to her last Tuesday.

She had come back from a concert and had seen her favorite songwriter,” Veras said. “She was delighted with it. She was elated to have seen this composer live. She was very interested in the arts and music.”

Sources told CBS New York that she went to the show at Lincoln Center with friends on Friday night. She returned to Queens, visited a local bar, and then returned to her house on Juno Street.

Murder

Police said her husband and her 17-year-old son were out of town when the incident occurred. Her 13-year-old son was questioned in the case but was released. Authorities said Thursday that while the duffel bag in which Gaal’s body was found belonged to his son who was sleeping in the house at the time of his death, they do not believe he woke up before Bonola left the house. House.

Police also said a message sent from Gaal’s phone to her husband out of town that she warned of a robbery was completely false and sent by Bonola.

Police are still awaiting additional forensic evidence and looking for more video, but there are no other outstanding suspects at this time. Authorities said Thursday that they believe they have more than enough evidence to successfully charge Bonola with the murder.