Crime & Safety
Suspect In Death Of Binghamton Student ID'd, Enters Plea
Joao Souza, who graduated from Blind Brook High School, was fatally stabbed Sunday night at Binghamton University.
RYE BROOK, NY — Police have identified the suspect in the fatal stabbing of a Binghamton University student and Blind Brook High School graduate. Broome County District Attorney Steve Cornwell said Michael M. Roque has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of Joao Souza, 19.
Roque, 20, of Massapequa, Nassau County, had a not-guilty plea entered on his behalf by an acting public defender, pressconnects.com said.
He was jailed without bail.
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Souza was a first-year engineering student at Binghamton University. He was stabbed and killed Sunday night on campus.
#BREAKING: This is Michael M. Roque, 20. He’s charged with 2nd degree murder. Court documents say he stabbed Joao Souza multiple times in room G17 of Windham Hall. He’s been remanded to Broome Count Jail. pic.twitter.com/fOwUAvpzYF
— Josh Martin (@JoshMartinTV12) April 17, 2018
The star high school soccer player’s family lives in Brazil.
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A request for comment from Blind Brook High School’s principal was not immediately received.
Souza’s death comes six weeks after a Long Island resident and Binghamton nursing student was killed on campus.
Haley Anderson, 22, was strangled March 8. A fellow nursing student, Orlando Tercero, 22, was taken into custody in Nicaragua March 13.
Authorities said he fled the country before Anderson’s body was discovered.
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