13:15
I’m waiting for Bonola to walk
Follow Kieran Dylan of CBS2 for the latest updates.
Dozens of media members are waiting for #DavidBonola to leave the 112th section of #Queens @CBSNewYork pic.twitter.com/mERChcqzmA
– Kiran Dillon (@KiranDhillonTV) April 21, 2022, 12:35 p.m.
Who is David Bonola?
New York police said David Bonola worked as a master for Gaal and the two have been in an intimate relationship for the past two years.
Investigators believe he was either released into her home in Queens or used a key he knows is hidden in a barbecue.
David Bonola has been arrested on charges of murder in the fatal stabbing of Queens’ mother Orsol Gaal. Photo by CBS2
Police say the 44-year-old lives in South Richmond Hill and fled the scene through Forest Park.
He arrived in the United States about 20 years ago from Mexico and has not had any previous arrests.
11:43
Chronology of the case
The NYPD released a detailed schedule of the investigation on Thursday.
Watch @NYPDDetectives boss James Esig provide an update on the arrest of Orsol Gaal’s death. https://t.co/FvK8g6lJda
– NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) April 21, 2022
Police said Gaal went to a show with friends last Friday at Lincoln Center before returning to his neighborhood in Forest Hills.
She stopped at a local restaurant around 11:20 p.m., then returned home around 12:20 p.m.
Police believe the suspect arrived at her home between 12:30 and 12:40 a.m., adding that he was either let in or used a key he knew was hidden in a barbecue.
Investigators said Bonola worked as a master for Gaal and the two had a periodic intimate relationship for approximately two years.
Investigators show the knife, which they believe was used in the deadly stabbing of Queens’ mother Orsolya Gaal. NYPD
They said the couple quarreled in the basement, which led Bonola to stab Gaal up to 60 times. He allegedly put her body in a hockey bag that belonged to her son, then rolled her out, leaving a blood trail on the sidewalk.
Police said Bonola then fled through Forest Park, where officers found his jacket. Investigators later found boots, a T-shirt and bloody bandages elsewhere.
He was also treated at the district hospital for wounds on both hands.
Police said that when officers tracked him down, Bonola voluntarily went to the area and testified.
11:26
CBS2 expects NYPD suppressor
Kieran Dylan of CBS2 is with other members of the media while we await the latest.
Media awaits update on Orsol Gaal murder investigation @CBSNewYork #queens #nyc #orsolyagaal pic.twitter.com/hVIGaJox15
– Kiran Dillon (@KiranDhillonTV) April 21, 2022, 11:21 am
Sources: Suspect found with arm bandage
Sources told CBS2 that the suspect was detained around 11pm on Wednesday.
Police searched for his name and address and found a man outside with a bandage on his arm, sources said.
He was detained for questioning overnight and charged on Thursday morning.
10:37
Track the latest steps of Gaal
Kieran Dylan of CBS2 spoke with the manager of the Forest Hills Station House restaurant, where Gaal was last seen alive.
Gabe Veras described Gaal as “a very elegant woman.”
“Very sweet, beautiful,” he added.
New details revealed in the investigation into the murder of Orsol Gaal in Queens 02:13
Veras said he was not there on Friday night, but the video shows Gaal stopping by the bar.
“Orsolya was here on Friday around 11:45 to 12:30. She came in alone, she came out alone. He had his usual Moscow mule, “he told Dhillon.
She was a regular and often came alone. He said he spoke to her last Tuesday.
“She had returned from a concert to see her favorite composer,” he said. “She was delighted. She was thrilled to see this composer live. She was very much in love with the arts and music.”
Veras and others in the restaurant are devastated by her death.
“It’s super tragic,” he said. “It’s very surreal how she’s doing. We can’t imagine what her family is going through. We all feel bad.”
8:56 in the morning
An NYPD update is expected
New York police will hold a press conference on the arrest of the case later this morning.
It is currently scheduled for 11:30 p.m.
Watch live on CBS News New York.
8:47 in the morning
Sources: Boyfriend David Bonola arrested
New York police say David Bonola has been arrested for the brutal murder of Queens’ mother.
Police sources told CBS2 that he was Gaal’s boyfriend, and investigators believe it was a “crime of passion.”
The 44-year-old man from Queens is accused of murder, criminal forgery and criminal possession of a weapon.
9:01 in the morning
Investigators are targeting
Sources said CBS2 investigators are focusing on Gaal’s last hours and past connections.
What follows in the investigation of Orsol Gaal 02:38
They said that the night she was killed, she went to a show with friends at Lincoln Center before stopping at a local bar in Queens. She went home alone.
Sources also said detectives were investigating her relationship with several men and investigating possible past romantic relationships with at least one man based on her electronic communications.
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