NEW YORK, NY – A Queens man who tried to kill his younger female cousin has been arrested and charged for a brutal attack on Monday.
According to Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz, Edward Huerta has been arraigned today on charges of attempted murder and other crimes for allegedly attacking his roommate and cousin at their Corona residence. Huerta is alleged to have assaulted the 19-year-old victim with a baseball bat and knife on Monday evening, resulting in a fractured skull and bleeding on her brain, among other injuries.
“At the center of domestic violence prosecutions is the brutality and intimidation batterers use to impose their will on their victims,” District Attorney Katz said. “We will hold accountable the person who is allegedly responsible for this savage assault that has left a young woman fighting for her life.”
As a result of a complaint filed in Queens Criminal Court, Huerta, 21, of Corona’s 108th Street, was charged with attempted murder, assault, and criminal possession of a weapon. The judge ordered Huerta to return to court on January 6. If convicted, he faces a sentence of up to 25 years in prison.
A female cousin of Huerta was with him at approximately 6:00 p.m. on Monday, January 2, near the intersection of 108th Street and Roosevelt Avenue when Huerta was arrested. Witnesses reportedly heard Ana Lucia Quiroz Chimborazo screaming. Huerta allegedly barricaded the woman inside the apartment and violently assaulted her, hitting her repeatedly with a baseball bat. Quiroz Chimborazo was allegedly stabbed multiple times in the face, chest, and arms by the defendant.
He fled from the apartment jumping from a window when other family members attempted to enter. Police responding to the location cornered Huerta near the residence. Huerta allegedly stated in sum and substance, “I wanted to die with her, I wanted to commit suicide with her.” The victim was found lying unconscious on her bed after the attack.
The victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment of her injuries, which included lacerations on her face, a fractured skull, bleeding on her brain, and other trauma wounds.
The investigation was conducted by Detective Kevin Deleon of the 115th Precinct Detective Squad.
Assistant District Attorneys Kathryn Ingle and Nicole Reid, of the District Attorney’s Domestic Violence Bureau, are prosecuting the case under the supervision of Assistant District Attorneys Audra Beerman and Mary Kate Quinn, Deputy Bureau Chiefs.