Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Police: Long Island Man Charged in Fatal Stabbing of Estranged Wife at Farmingville Home

Detectives continue the case with the suspect hospitalized for self-inflicted wounds.

Overview

  • Officers responded around 8 p.m. Thursday to a Granny Road home in Farmingville after a 911 call reporting a domestic incident.
  • Police found Adriana Barbosa, 46, and Marcos Marques-Leal, 57, with multiple stab wounds, and a teenage relative with non-life-threatening injuries.
  • Barbosa was pronounced dead at Stony Brook University Hospital, and the teen and Marques-Leal were also treated there.
  • Marques-Leal faces charges of second-degree murder, first-degree criminal contempt, and endangering the welfare of a child, with arraignment to be scheduled.
  • Authorities say he suffered serious injuries but is expected to survive, and no motive has been disclosed as the investigation continues.