A suspect has been arrested in connection with the murder of Orsolya Gaal, the New York City mother who was stabbed 58 times and dumped in a duffle bag at a park nearly a week ago.
Handyman David Bonola, 44, was taken into custody early Thursday and has been charged with murder, criminal tampering and criminal possession of a weapon, an NYPD spokesperson told The Independent.
Law enforcement sources told NBC Mr Bonola was in a romantic relationship with her, and described the killing as a “crime of passion”.
Mr Bonola had carried out odd jobs around the property, and may have previously lived there, sources said.
Investigators believe the 51-year-old mother-of-two was attacked on the first floor of the home before being taken into the basement.
The killer then placed her body in a duffle bag and dragged it to a nearby park early Saturday, leaving a trail of blood that police traced from the remains to her home.
