Brooklyn woman critically wounded when ex in ‘jealous rage’ stabs her with icepick
A man with a “jealous rage” broke into his ex-girlfriend’s Brooklyn apartment and repeatedly stabbed her with an ice pick, critically wounding her, officials and the victim’s grandmother said.
The 20-year-old victim was in her apartment on Louisiana Ave. near Seaview Ave. in Starrett City on Sunday when her ex, Jaquan Harvey, showed up around 5:50 p.m., prosecutors said.
Harvey, 21, allegedly flew off the handle, throwing two televisions to the floor, shattering them.
He then attacked the woman, with whom he shares a 2-year-old child, and stabbed her six times in the chest with the tool, prosecutors said.
Harvey went on to stab the victim again in the eye with another weapon, they added.
Medics rushed the wounded woman to Brookdale University Hospital in critical condition, but her condition improved and she is recovering, according to her grandmother.
“I’m grateful,” said Patricia Brown, the victim’s grandmother. “I thought I’d have to identify her body but through God’s grace and mercy he kept her.”
Cops arrested Harvey and charged him with attempted murder, among other lesser charges.
Brown said the man spiraled out of control after her granddaughter left him.
“She was tired of him,” Brown said. “You can’t keep doing what you’re doing to people and expect them to stay.”
Shortly after the break up, Brown claims Harvey began stalking her granddaughter.
“He kept threatening her,” said the 64-year-old woman. “It was a jealous rage. He wanted to return to her but she said no, it’s over.”
The victim financially supported Harvey, who didn’t work, according to Brown.
“He would sometimes watch the baby when she went to work,” she said. “I really didn’t care for him. I’m a mother with daughters and I know what it is to be womanized.”
Doctors believe Brown’s granddaughter will be able to keep her eye after the vicious stabbing.
“He should be punished for what he done,” said Brown. “She’s a very good mother and a hardworking person.”
Following an arraignment in Brooklyn Criminal Court, Harvey was held on a $100,000 cash bail or $250,000 bond, records show.
