Child among 3 found stabbed to death inside Bronx apartment; victims ID'd
THE BRONX - The NYPD said three people were found stabbed to death, including a 5-year-old boy, Sunday morning inside an apartment in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx.
Police responded to a 911 call just before 7 a.m. at 674 E. 136th St., where they found a 38-year-old man, identified as Jonathan Rivera, with stab wounds to the torso in the first-floor hallway.
According to police, the man's body was found by neighbors earlier that morning.
Featured
Bronx triple stabbing: Victim's son eyed as potential suspect in Mott Haven murders
The victims in the Mott Haven murders were identified by the NYPD as 38-year-old Jonathan Rivera, 33-year-old Hanoi Peralta, and 5-year-old Kayden Rivera.
"I opened my door to go to work and the body was there," one tenant told FOX 5 NY's Michelle Ross.
Officials made another gruesome discovery when they went inside the apartment and found a 5-year-old boy, identified as Kayden Rivera, and his 33-year-old mother, identified as Hanoi Peralta, dead with stab wounds to the body.
A neighbor who also lived on the first floor said he heard a commotion the night before.
"There was a scuffle or something going on in the hallway," the neighbor, Fernando Cruz, said. "I know I heard that, and then I heard a woman screaming."
Police responded to a 911 call at 674 E. 136th St., where they first found Jonathan Rivera with stab wounds.
Jonathan Rivera, identified as the father, was a maintenance worker at a nearby daycare center. His employer described him as a dedicated worker and loving father.
Police said there are no arrests at the time.