A Richmond Hill man was arrested and charged with the murder of his wife, who was found stabbed to death in the family's 117th Street home on Thursday afternoon.
Twenty-nine-year-old Samantha Seelall was found by officers responding to a 911 call around 2:30 p.m. on Thursday at 89-11 117 St. in Richmond Hill. She had been stabbed multiple times in the chest and her body had been stuffed under a bed with a plastic bag wrapped over her head. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Seelall's husband, 39-year-old Ganeesh Seelall, was arrested and charged with murder, aggravated criminal contempt, tampering with evidence and criminal possession of a weapon. A police source said he was intoxicated at the time of the police's arrival at the home and led the officers to the body. The NYPD could not confirm who placed the original 911 call. The investigation is ongoing
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