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Man accused of running over his wife, attacking her with machete in custody

Victor Mateo
NYPD

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – A man accused of running over his wife and attacking her with a machete afterwards is now in police custody, the NYPD announced Friday.

Victor Mateo, 63, was picked up in Hazelton, Pennsylvania on Thursday, by the U.S. Marshals Regional Task Force in tandem with the Pennsylvania State Police, said officials.


An extradition hearing is expected to be held on Friday.

Mateo is suspected of killing his 58-year-old wife Noelia Mateo on Oct. 3.

Police found her unconscious at about 7 a.m. that morning.

Police believe she was purposefully run over by a car twice on Ellsworth Avenue outside her home.

They believe the assailiant then took a machete and stabbed her repeatedly as she tried to crawl away.

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