Cousin Is Charged in Brooklyn Death

NY Times

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — A teenage girl was arrested on Wednesday in the fatal stabbing of her 16-year old cousin in her family’s apartment in Crown Heights the day before, the authorities said.

The girl, Tiana Browne, 15, of East 21st Street in Brooklyn, is being charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon in the killing of Shannon Braithwaite, the police said.

Shannon’s mother, Marva Braithwaite, discovered her daughter’s body about 4:30 p.m. near the entrance of their apartment on Empire Boulevard near Troy Avenue. When she tried to open the door, the path was blocked by her daughter’s body.

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Picture of the Night! – First Havdala of 5769!

Havdala in Chabad Jewish Center of Monroe Township, New Jersey, directed by Rabbi Eliezer and his wife Chanie Zaklikovsky.

Pictured (left to right) is Matti (4), Rikki (2), Mendel (7), Mrs. Rivka Zaklikowski, Cantor Hersh Yitzchok Reich, Rabbi Eliezer Zaklikovsky and Rabbi Avrohom Zaklikowski.

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