LI Man Indicted On Murder Charge In Pregnant Girlfriend's Death

BAYSIDE, QUEENS — A grand jury indicted a Long Island man on a murder charge in the October death of his pregnant girlfriend, whose body was found on the side of the road in Bayside, the Queens District Attorney's Office announced Thursday.

Uniondale resident Goey Charles was arrested Oct. 26 after police said surveillance footage caught him pulling 29-year-old Vanessa Pierre's body from the backseat of his car and leaving her on the sidewalk alongside the Horace Harding Expressway.

Several hours later, a passerby found Pierre lying on the ground with a pair of sweatpants wrapped around her neck, according to prosecutors.

Charles, 30, is due back in court on Feb. 3. If convicted, he could be sentenced to up to 25 years to life in prison, prosecutors said.

(Warning: The video below contains disturbing content.)

On October 23rd in the confines of the 111th precinct, 29-year-old Vanessa Pierre and her unborn baby were found deceased laying facedown on the sidewalk off of Horace Harding Expressway. pic.twitter.com/OiTW0AMzud
— Chief Rodney Harrison (@NYPDDetectives) October 27, 2020