Man arrested for killing nephew with machete in Queens: police

The house where a 29-year-old man was found stabbed to death with a machete on Sunday.
The house where a 29-year-old man was found stabbed to death with a machete on Sunday. Photo credit Google Street View

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Police arrested a man for stabbing his nephew to death with a machete on Sunday morning in Queens’ Jamaica neighborhood.

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Neraz Roberts, 29, was discovered with stab wounds to his back and right hand just before 5 a.m. in a house on 187th Place between Hillside and 89th Avenues, according to authorities.

Emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene.

His 50-year-old uncle was arrested with charges pending, officials said.

An investigation into the murder is ongoing.

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