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Farmingville Man Charged in Fatal Stabbing of Estranged Wife, Teen Hurt

Police say the suspect remains hospitalized pending arraignment.

Overview

  • Adriana Barbosa, 46, was found with stab wounds and was pronounced dead at Stony Brook University Hospital.
  • A teenage relative in the home was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
  • Suspect Marcos Leal, 57—also reported as Marcos Marques-Leal—survived an apparent suicide attempt after the attack and remains under medical care.
  • Prosecutors charged him with second-degree murder, criminal contempt and endangering the welfare of a child, with motive and the basis for the contempt count undisclosed and arraignment expected after his release.
  • A community fundraiser for funeral and family expenses has raised more than $20,600, according to organizers.