“I saw what he was doing. He was stealing. If he wasn’t stealing, nothing would have happened,” injured worker Francisco Morales told The Post of the man accused of trying to rob the st…
the case of bodega worker Jose Alba, who fatally stabbed an ex-con attacking him in Hamilton Heights in July and was initially charged with murder.
Bobby Burrell, 29, who was injured when Hernandez came to Morales’ aid, was charged with felony burglary and arraigned in his bed at Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan on Friday evening.Junior Hernandez was praised by his colleague for defending him after he was attacked from behind the counter at the Fish Express Fish Market.James Messerschmidt for NY Post
Manhattan prosecutors asked that Bobby be freed on his own recognizance when he is released from the hospital.“I feel bad about the case because that guy has a family, too. I feel okay with my family,i but I still feel down because someone passed away. I am not proud of what I did — 100%. I think about that all the time,” he told The Post.Steven HirschTomas E. Gaston
Hernandez’s wife said, “there is still a dark cloud hanging over our heads,” and she will not rest until her husband is completely cleared. “I want the rest of the charges dropped. It was self defense and I hope they [the District Attorney’s office] see it that way, too,” Estephanie Reyes said. “No one should have to go through that while they are at work where they should feel safe.”
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