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Seaford resident Vito D’Ambrosio, accused of fatally stabbing his parents inside their longtime neighborhood deli last month, has been indicted on charges including first-degree murder.
Son indicted in stabbing deaths of Seaford deli owners last month By lUKE FEENEY lfeeney@liherald.com
A Seaford man, accused of fatally stabbing his parents inside their longtime neighborhood deli last month, has been indicted on charges including first-degree murder. Vito D’Ambrosio, 30, was arraigned on Jan. 6 before Nassau County Supreme Court Judge Howard Sturim on grand jury indictment charges of first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree murder. Angela Pulisciano, 62, and Antonio D’Ambrosio, 70, were killed on Dec. 4 at A&A Italian Deli and Pizza, on Hicksville Road. Prosecutors say their son entered the store at around 9:11 a.m., and stabbed both of them with a 14-inch chef ’s knife in front of customers.
“Angela and Antonio were simply helping customers at the deli they owned and operated for more than 30 years when they were viciously attacked and stabbed in broad daylight, allegedly by their own son,” Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly wrote in a news release announcing the indictment. Prosecutors said that the 30-year-old Vito D’Ambrosio had been kicked out of his house and had been living in his car since his release from jail for another pending criminal matter. “Angela and Antonio’s deli was a community staple; always filled with regulars whom the couple knew by name,” Donnelly added. “Their tragic loss has been heartbreaking to the many customers who freContinueD on pAge 7
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