A former New York police officer has been indicted in the death of his mother, who was found nearly decapitated in her Queens home last year.
Osvaldo Diaz, 46, "allegedly stabbed and slashed" his 78-year-old mother, Maria Diaz, to death with a machete on Feb. 24, 2021, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said Thursday in a“The defendant allegedly attacked his mother with a machete — to the point of near-decapitation," Katz said in the release. "This outburst of violence has devastated the victim’s family, which includes her other six children.
When the sister left the building, the defendant was caught on surveillance footage leaving the apartment. Diaz was charged with second-degree murder and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon, according to the news release."I requested the court order a psychiatric evaluation immediately because I have serious concerns about Mr. Diaz’s competency to participate in this criminal proceeding," Nieves said.