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2 indicted for Bronx murder, body dismemberment, DA says
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Published Sep 24, 2024
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Two Bronx residents were indicted for murder and other related charges after allegedly killing and dismembering a man, then transporting his remains on a Metro-North train to Yonkers, the Bronx district attorney’s office said Tuesday in a statement.
Muhammad Aadil, 40, and Ronei Harris, 18, were accused of killing Lutalo Henderson, 46, following a dispute at Aadil’s apartment in late July, the district attorney said.
“The defendants allegedly killed and mutilated a man, and then took some remains, in a shopping cart, on a Metro North train to Yonkers where they burned the cart," Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark said in a statement. "This was a brutal disregard for a human being.”
The indictment comes more than a month after the NYPD identified the man whose body was found dismembered in separate locations in the Bronx and Yonkers, prompting outcries from Henderson’s family.
The district attorney’s office alleged that Aadil and Harris cut off Henderson’s legs, hands and removed his jaw before wrapping his torso in trash bags and wheeling it in a shopping cart to Yonkers. The DA's office also said they set the shopping cart with the remains on fire under the Oak Street Bridge.
Aadil was arraigned on Sept. 23 on charges including second-degree murder, first-degree manslaughter, concealment of a human corpse and criminal possession of a controlled substance, the DA's office said. He was being held without bail and is scheduled to appear in court on Dec. 19. Harris is expected to be arraigned at a later date.
Aadil's attorney didn't respond to a request for comment. Attorney information for Harris wasn't immediately available.
According to the district attorney’s office, investigators were led to an apartment on Rogers Place in the Bronx, where they found body parts. The investigation involved members of the NYPD and Yonkers police.
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Giulia Heyward
Giulia Heyward is a breaking news reporter on the Day-Of desk. She previously worked at NPR, as a breaking news reporter, and the New York Times, as a reporting fellow on the national desk. Her work has also appeared in CNN, The Atlantic and Politico. Got a tip? Email [email protected] or more securely on signal at 917-715-1458.
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