Dad Found Son with Throat Slashed on His 25th Birthday. Now His Mother Is Charged with Murder
NYPD officers investigate the fatal stabbing of Bryan Wong in Queens, N.Y.Credit: Kyle Mazza/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
Suk Kuen Wong has been charged with murder in the death of her 25-year-old nonverbal son
Bryan Wong was found with stab wounds to the neck on Oct. 14
According to reports, Wong attempted suicide after the alleged killing of her son
A New York City woman has been charged with murdering her 25-year-old son, who was found with his throat slashed inside their Queens home, according to multiple reports.
In addition to murder, Suk Kuen Wong, 62, is charged with weapons possession in connection with the death of her son, Bryan Wong, according to reports from the New York Daily News, the New York Post and Gothamist.
Bryan’s body was found on his 25th birthday by his father at their home in Queens, according to the Daily News. He reportedly had stab wounds to the neck and torso.
On October 14, the day Bryan’s body was found, Suk Kuen attempted suicide by jumping off an overpass on the Van Wyck Expressway, police said, per the outlets.
The defendant suffered pelvis and femur fractures as a result of her suicide attempt, according to the Daily News. She remains hospitalized.
A suicide note was found at the home, per the paper, which also reported that a police source said Suk Kuen was immediately suspected of being involved in her son’s death.
The NYPD said knives were found at the crime scene, Gothamist reported.
Queens prosecutors told Gothamist that the defendant has not yet been arraigned.
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It is not immediately clear if she has entered a plea.
A neighbor told the Daily News that Bryan was nonverbal.
“He wasn’t able to speak,” Patricia Guevara told the paper. “He was only able to make grunting noises. She hardly took him out of the house. It’s terribly sad.”
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