Long Island man arrested for allegedly fatally stabbing 2-year-old daughter and wife in Brentwood

BRENTWOOD, Suffolk County (WABC) — A Brentwood man is under arrest and accused of fatally stabbing his wife and 2-year-old daughter.

Suffolk County police responded to the scene on Jefferson Avenue at 4:40 p.m. Sunday.

They had received a call about 10 minutes earlier from a man who was hysterical.

Police found Misbah Batool, 33, and Iazia Zanoor, 2, with stab wounds. Another 5-year-old child inside the home was found uninjured.

They were transported to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore where they were pronounced dead.

Zanoor Jaffari, 31, was taken to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip for a medical evaluation and released into police custody.

“When the patrol units arrived on scene, we had the female victim and the child with significant stab wounds,” said Chief of Detectives John Rowan, Suffolk County Police Department. “The male victim was having a medical emergency, which exhibited signs of a possible overdose and medical care was provided to him. He was transfered to a local hospital, deemed fit for confinement, and subsequently charged with the two counts of murder in the second degree.”

Homicide Squad detectives charged Zanoor Jaffari with two counts of second-degree murder.

He is due in court on the charges Monday in Central Islip.

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