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Manhattan Murder Leads to Heated Arraignment in Washington Heights
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The Murder and Arraignment
A 27-year-old mother was killed in her Washington Heights apartment while her 7-year-old daughter watched. The alleged killer, 41-year-old Tiliek Thompson, was led into Manhattan Criminal Court, where Judge Linda Capitti ordered him held without bail. He entered a plea of not guilty.
Prosecutorial Findings
Assistant District Attorney Michael Perez described the killing as a brutal assault, noting multiple strikes, choking, and extensive bruising. He asserted that video evidence shows only Thompson entering and leaving the apartment before police arrived for a wellness check, and that bags recovered from a second address belonged to him.
Family Reactions and Support Efforts
Williams’ relatives expressed profound grief and anger, with her father demanding the death penalty and her mother saying no relief came from the arrest. A GoFundMe page created by the family has raised $6,800 to cover counseling, education, and living expenses for the child. The child is now staying with her grandmother, who says the girl is coping as well as can be expected after witnessing the crime.
Verbatim Quotes
- “The defendant brutally murdered his girlfriend, striking her several times and choking her, then left her body bloody, bruised, and lying in her apartment with her seven-year-old daughter abandoned inside that apartment,” — Assistant D.A. Michael Perez
- “No other person entered or exited the apartment other than this defendant before the police arrived for that wellness check,” — A. Michael Perez
- “I don’t think we’ll ever come back from this. The way that she was brutally murdered in front of her daughter, that’s just insane and it’s very scary how someone can do that.” — Lexus Singleton
- “I’m numb inside, but I feel a relief for her mom and dad where they can continue the funeral arrangements with not having to look over their shoulder,” — Missy Wright
- “It’s just very frustrating. His lawyer trying to make him like he was an angel and that was a slap in the face to the family,” — Lexus Singleton