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Nov 16, 2022 - 13:10
QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) — A man was sentenced Wednesday to 25 years in prison after admitting to killing a Queens mother whose body was found in a duffel bag in April, Queens District Attorney Melinda…
QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) â A man was sentenced Wednesday to 25 years in prison after admitting to killing a Queens mother whose body was found in a duffel bag in April, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said.
David Bonola, 44, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of Orsolya Gaal, 51, during a proceeding in Queens Supreme Court on Nov. 2, according to prosecutors. Queens Supreme Court Judge Michael Aloise sentenced Bonola to prison, to be followed by five years of post-release supervision.
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PIX11 Breaking NewsOn April 16, Bonola went to Gaalâs home in Forest Hills, where he worked multiple times as a handyman, at around 12:30 a.m. An argument between the two escalated, and Bonola slashed Gaalâs throat and stabbed her more than 50 times with a knife, according to prosecutors.
Bonola was captured on surveillance video from a nearby home wheeling a hockey duffel bag that belonged to one of Gaalâs sons, according to authorities. The bag, which contained Gaal's body, was found at about 8 a.m. on Metropolitan Avenue, near Union Turnpike, near Forest Park.
âThis heinous killing devastated an entire family, left two boys without a mother, and horrified the surrounding community,â Katz said. âWe express our sincerest condolences to the victimâs family and hope that todayâs plea will allow them to begin to heal.â