ALBAWABA - An American woman in New York City stabbed a postal worker to death at a New York City restaurant on Friday after a fight over a sandwich.
US Authorities held Jaia Cruz, 24, without bail after she was charged with the murder of Ray Hodges, who was a US Postal Services worker.
The Lawyer of the American woman who committed the crime was asked to give an explanation and comment on the crime.
The postal worker, 36, was stabbed in the chest, neck and arms on Thursday at a restaurant in Harlem, according to a court complaint. Police found him wounded on the floor wearing his postal uniform.
A witness, named Janet Rich, told the Daily News that Hodge and Cruz got into an argument at the sandwich counter over who was next. Rich said she and another person tried to intervene but to no avail.
The US Postal Service released a statement on the attack: "The Postal Inspection Service takes matters involving the safety and wellbeing of postal service employees as a top priority."
It added: "We are working diligently with the New York City Police Department on this investigation. To protect the integrity of this investigation, we cannot provide further details at this time."
