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Damien Hurstel, 19, was arraigned Friday in state Supreme Court, St. George, after being indicted by a grand jury on murder charges in the Oct. 6 death of his mother’s live-in boyfriend.(Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<\/p>\nDamien Hurstel, 19, was arraigned Friday in state Supreme Court, St. George, after being indicted by a grand jury on murder charges in the Oct. 6 death of his mother’s live-in boyfriend.(Advance\/SILive.com | Jan Somma-Hammel)<\/p>\n
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2014 Attorneys for Damien Hurstel have notified the court of their intention to pursue a defense \u201cby reason of mental disease or defect,\u201d after the defendant was indicted last week by a grand jury on charges he brutally murdered and then decapitated his mother\u2019s live-in boyfriend inside the family\u2019s West Brighton home. <\/p>\n
On Friday, prior to an arraignment hearing before Justice Raymond Rodriguez in state Supreme Court, St. George, defense attorney Mark Fonte spoke extensively with his client for the first time in a private setting. He said Hurstel was monotone and unemotional throughout the conversation. <\/p>\n
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