Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a man has been indicted for second-degree Murder and additional charges for stabbing his estranged wife in her home.
District Attorney Clark said, “The defendant allegedly sought out a key to the victim’s home, waited for her arrival, and repeatedly stabbed her, leading to her death. He took a key from the victim’s daughter, who is also his own daughter, in order to gain entry into an apartment that is not his own.”
“He stole a mother away from two children. We will seek justice for this heinous act and continue to hold perpetrators of domestic violence accountable,” said Clark.
District Attorney Clark said the defendant, Exiquio Castillo, 47, last of 840 Grand Concourse, was arraigned today on second-degree Murder, first-degree Manslaughter, fourth-degree Criminal Possession of a Weapon, and fourth-degree Criminal Mischief before Bronx Supreme Court Justice George Villegas. The defendant was remanded and is due back in court on June 1, 2022.
According to the investigation, in the early morning hours of February 16, 2022, at her home in the Van Nest section, the defendant allegedly entered Flor Recio Noble’s home, knowing she wasn’t there. While waiting for her to return, he allegedly slashed furniture, clothing, and the bed, and destroyed televisions and personal items.
When Recio Noble arrived home, the defendant allegedly pulled her inside while holding a knife. A friend who was with the victim attempted to stop the defendant by wrestling away the knife. The defendant retrieved a second knife from the kitchen and stabbed Recio Noble multiple times. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital and died from her wounds.
The NY Daily News reported: Before cops arrived, Recio Noble’s killer quietly exited the apartment, taking the elevator downstairs “like nothing happened,” according to Fatima Cruise, whose sister lives in the building and was the victim’s best friend.
After he left the apartment, Kline said, Castillo made multiple confessions to friends and relatives.
Castillo surrendered to police later in the day, and immediately asked for a lawyer, cops said.
Kline said Castillo had also planned his escape. She said he had purchased a flight to Florida that was scheduled to leave New York at 10:55 a.m. the morning of the slaying. He had sold his car earlier this week, she said.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Allison Kline of the Domestic Violence Bureau, under the supervision of Agata DiGiovanni, Chief of the Domestic Violence Bureau, and under the overall supervision of Adrienne Giunta, Deputy Chief of Special Victims Division, and Joseph Muroff, Chief of Special Victims Division.
