Teen accused of brutally stabbing Queens mom tried to flee the country

QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) — The teen accused of brutally stabbing a mother of three on a Queens bus stop tried to flee the country after the attack, authorities said. Luis Emmanuel Valencia Ponce, 18, was spotted at the TSA checkpoint in Terminal 1 at John F. Kennedy Airport on Monday and later linked to the […]

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With video: Arrest in bus stop stabbing

An 18-year-old East Elmhurst man has been charged with second-degree attempted murder in the March 16 stabbing attack the hospitalized a 30-year-old mother of three.Luis Emmanuel Valencia Ponce of 97th Street also was charged with first-degree assault and fourth-degree criminal…

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