Indictment announced in murder of 6-year-old boy
Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson announced Wednesday that a Brooklyn man has been named in a five-count indictment charging him with second-degree murder and other charges in connection with a stabbing spree that left a six-year-old boy dead and his seven-year-old friend seriously injured.
“These two innocent children were subjected to unimaginable violence and terror in that elevator,” Thompson said. “We will now hold [the defendant] responsible for his cowardly, unmerciful and inhumane acts against Prince Joshua Avitto and Mikayla Capers.”
The defendant has been identified as Daniel St. Hubert. St. Hubert, 27, has been indicted on one count of second-degree murder, one count of second-degree attempted murder, one count of first-degree assault and one count each of third- and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He faces up to 50 years to life in prison if convicted. No court date has yet been set for the defendant’s Brooklyn Supreme Court arraignment on the indictment.