A recording captured by a security camera located in the New York City warehouse run by the Dominican José Alba reveals that the merchant was stabbed by the man's wife after he killed him with a knife, according to the report on Tuesday. local television station of the NBC News network.
Until now it was known that on July 1 Alba, 61, stabbed Austin Simon five times, a 35-year-old man who attacked him after the woman tried to buy a bag of chips for her daughter and her bank card denied the payment.
Alba took the bag from the girl, the woman warned her partner and the man entered the store and assaulted the merchant, cornering him against a wall, according to the security recordings.
Alba then stabbed Simon, and now faces a murder charge that has drawn protests from other shopkeepers, who believe he acted in self-defense and should not be prosecuted for it.
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Alba has reiterated from the start that she was in effect acting in self-defense because Simon, who was on probation for assaulting a police officer, lunged at him and began beating him.
In the new images, Simon's partner can be seen taking Alba's arm and taking a knife out of her bag with which she injured him.
At the same time, the Dominican assaulted Simon, who finally fainted.
The woman has not been charged with any charges.
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Alba was released after posting $50,000 bail and agreeing to wear a monitoring ankle shackle.
He is recovering at home from his injuries, and will appear before a judge on July 20.
Alba has shown remorse for what happened.
"Please forgive me," he told Noticias Telemundo.
“I was shocked.
I didn't even know what to do,” he assured.
The United Winemakers of America association argued that Alba, who had no criminal record, is the kind of peaceful worker New York City needs.
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“The Alba family does not have the money for a defense attorney, and it is a waste of taxpayer dollars to pursue murder charges against a working man with no known criminal history,” said Fernando Mateo, a spokesman for the association.
The city's mayor, Democrat Eric Adams, said the winemaker is "hardworking and honest."
