LI Man Found Guilty In Cousin's Fatal Stabbing: DA

BRENTWOOD, NY — A Brentwood man was found guilty after a jury trial of fatally stabbing his cousin at his place of employment and then trying to kill his cousin's girlfriend, stabbing her nine times in front of her son, 21, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said.

Wilson Felipe Andrade-Molina, 38, was found guilty of second-degree murder, Tierney said.

The evidence at trial established that on March 30, 2023, Andrade-Molina and his cousin, Miguel Andrade-Cando, worked together as machinists at Electronic Machine Parts in Hauppauge, Tierney said.

At about 7:22 a.m., surveillance video captured Andrade-Molina arriving at work shortly before Andrade-Cando; within mere minutes of the victim’s arrival, the defendant fatally stabbed him in the neck, the DA said.

The owner of the business discovered Andrade-Cando lifeless on the floor in a pool of blood, Tierney said.

Immediately after killing his cousin, the Andrade-Molina went directly to Andrade-Cando’s home in Brentwood, the home his cousin shared with his girlfriend and her 21-year-old son, the DA said. Once there, Andrade- Molina entered the home and stabbed his cousin’s girlfriend about nine times, almost killing her, TIerney said.

Her son, who was sleeping at the time, awakened to the screams of his mother as she was being attacked, the DA said.

When the young man tried to go to his mother’s aid, Andrade-Molina advanced toward him with the knife and threatened him; Andrade-Molina then went back to the woman and continued to stab her before he fled the scene, the DA said.

The Suffolk County Police Department located Andrade-Molina in Bay Shore a short time later and placed him under arrest, Tierney said.

The woman suffered life-threatening injuries including a lacerated liver, punctures to her diaphragm and lungs, and lacerations to her arm, shoulder, breast, and torso, the DA said.

On Thursday, Andrade-Molina was convicted of second-degree murder, a felony; and second-degree attempted murder, a felony, after a three-week jury trial heard before Supreme Court Justice Timothy Mazzei, Tierney said.

Andrade-Molina is due back in court for sentencing on June 24, 2024, and faces up to 50 years to life in prison, the DA said.

He is being represented by Steve Politi. "He didn't do it," Politi told Patch. "The jury got it wrong. He would never harm his cousin."

"While this guilty verdict will never reverse the extreme violence and tragic outcome that resulted from this defendant’s deadly actions, we hope that it brings a small measure of peace to the victims and their families," said Tierney. "I want to thank the Suffolk County Police Department for their investigation in this case, the jury for their careful attention during the trial, and my prosecutors for obtaining justice for the victims. Thanks to them, this defendant will be called to account for his crimes."