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The neighbor of a Queens<\/a> retiree who was slashed to death on Tuesday afternoon has formally been charged with his murder, authorities said.\n<\/p>\n Police said 48-year-old Dimitrios Manessis allegedly killed 75-year-old George Dourdounas on March 3 in a violent, bloody attack that was the culmination of an ongoing feud between the pair, sources familiar with the case said.<\/p>\n The deadly attack occurred at about 1:40 p.m. on March 3 inside an apartment building at 25-75 33rd St. in Astoria.\n<\/p>\n Officers from the 114th Precinct<\/a> rushed to the location after receiving a 911 call about an assault in progress. When they arrived, they found Dourdounas, a retired high school math teacher, lying lifeless in the lobby, with multiple slash wounds across his neck.<\/p>\n EMS responded to the location and pronounced the victim dead.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n Following an investigation, detectives took Manessis into custody for further questioning. Sources familiar with the investigation report that the two men had an ongoing feud for several years; however, the exact motive for the homicide remains unclear as of Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n Manessis has been charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon, police said.\n<\/p>\n The 114th Precinct had one previous reported homicide<\/a> year-to-date as of March 1, according to NYPD records. There had been none to that point in 2025.<\/p>\n \t