Samia Spain was killed with her twin sister outside the Natural Plus deli in Park Slope after they rejected a man’s advances, police said.
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New Yorkers raised thousands of dollars to pay for the funeral of a 19-year-old woman who was stabbed to death in front of a Park Slope farm on Sunday.
Samia Spain was stabbed by a man who refused her advances and her twin sister was injured outside Natural Plus Deli around 1:30 a.m. on March 17, police said.
The NYPD later identified 20-year-old Veo Kelly as a person of interest in the double stabbing.Reportedly, he turned himself in He was taken into police custody on Friday and charged with murder, assault and two counts of weapons possession.
“Samiya Spain was bright-eyed and ready to take on the world. She was loving, caring, and kind,” Samiya’s sister Danasha Goodson wrote. Online fundraising page. “The life of the party, a rising star, a leader. She had so much to do in this world and so much to offer.”
Goodson said the sisters hosted a game night for friends that night and went to a local mall for snacks, where they encountered two “aggressive” men who wanted the women’s contact information. It is said that he met.
“The young men became violent after being rejected by Samia and verbally abused by their friends,” she said.
Samia, of Nevins Street in Gowanus, suffered a stab wound to the chest, and her sister was stabbed in the arm, police said. report. Emergency services transported both victims to NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, where Samiyah was pronounced dead a short time later.
Samiya’s friends and family gofundme It was posted on the page Wednesday to help pay for her memorial service. Since then, more than $13,000 has been raised.
“Samia lost her life protecting her sister. Samia lost her life to wanton violence and the fragile egos of men, as violence against women has become normalized and accepted,” Goodson added. . “Samia deserves to be here and she deserves to be celebrated.”
City council member Ji Ose share A fundraiser on “We share the obligation to eradicate it from the world.”
