Queens Man Charged with Butchering Mom with Meat Cleaver
File Photo Subscribe in a reader A Queens man who allegedly butchered his 78-year-old mother with a meat cleaver was charged with murder. David Galicia, 48, was charged with second degree murder in relation to the April 24th attack. He faces up to 25 years-to-life in prison if convicted. Prosecutors said when police arrived to the entrance of the building Galicia shared with his mother on 41st Avenue, they discovered blood. The officers followed the bloody trail that led from the lobby to Galicia’s apartment. Inside they found 78-year-old Carmelita Cabansag dead on the kitchen floor with puncture wounds to the head. Cops recovered a blood-covered meat cleaver near the body. “The victim in this case should have been enjoying her golden years. Instead, her life came to a bloody and brutal end, and the accused is her own son,” said Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz. “The defendant is charged with an unthinkable crime. The defendant is in custody and will be hel...