Devastated mom of teen fatally stabbed in NYC attack demands justice for her son
A 17-year-old boy, Jonathan Melo, was fatally stabbed in the back outside a Bronx apartment building, and his mother is demanding justice, saying he was an innocent victim of a random attack. The incident occurred amid a dispute between strangers, though the motive remains unclear, and no arrests have been made. Jonathan’s family is now raising funds for his funeral as the investigation continues.
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Metro Devastated mom of teen fatally stabbed in NYC attack demands justice for her son By Estrella McDaniel and Anna Young Published April 30, 2026, 9:24 p.m. ET The devastated mom of the 17-year-old fatally stabbed outside a Bronx apartment building wants justice for her son – who she says was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time when he was savagely killed. Jonathan Melo’s grieving mother, Raquel, told The Post her ambitious and spirited son was eager to graduate high school and pursue a career in real estate to help get her “out of the hood” before his life was tragically cut short when a stranger knifed him in the back Wednesday afternoon.
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