Bronx man arrested after allegedly stabbing mother to death in Norwood apartment

A Bronx man allegedly stabbed his 61-year-old mother to death on Monday night inside her apartment, according to the New York Post. The New York City Police Department reported that 43-year-old Martin Thomas attacked Annie Nesmith around 10:15 p.m. in her residence on East 208th Street near DeKalb Avenue in the Norwood neighborhood. [1]

The New York Post reported that Nesmith suffered stab wounds to her neck and body during an argument. Emergency responders rushed her to St. Barnabas Hospital, where she later died from her injuries. A neighbor described Nesmith as a kind person who frequently shared food with those living in her building. [1]

Police officers arrested Thomas, who resides roughly two miles away in the Fordham Heights neighborhood, according to the New York Post. The police department charged him with murder, manslaughter, and criminal possession of a weapon. [1]

The fatal stabbing comes amid other violent incidents and fatal events in the borough. As FTMQ News reported earlier, police recently investigated an apparent murder-suicide of a couple inside a Riverdale apartment, as well as a fatal lithium-ion battery fire at the Patterson Houses that claimed the lives of four family members. [2][3]