Man decapitates his wife, kills daughter and hangs himself | Daily Mail Online
Police in New York City are investigating a grisly double-murder suicide in which they say a man decapitated his wife, slit the throat of their five-year-old daughter and then took his own life by hanging Wednesday night, just hours after a scheduled divorce hearing.
According to the NYPD, at around 9.18pm officers responded to a 911 call requesting a welfare check inside an apartment at 151 West 121st Street in the Harlem section of Manhattan.
Upon entering the unit, officers found a 46-year-old man, his 42-year-old wife and their five-year-old daughter dead inside.
It is unclear at this time how long the family had been dead before their bodies were discovered.
DailyMail.com can now identify the married couple as Yonathan Tedla and Jennifer Schlecht.
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Jennifer Schlecht, 42, was beheaded by her husband, who then slit their daughter's throat and took his own life in New York City Wednesday
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Horror inside: The building on West 121st Street in Manhattan on Wednesday became the site of a double murder-suicide in which a father beheaded his wife, killed their daughter and then himself
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A sobbing woman is seen outside the building in Harlem on Thursday morning
Tedla was discovered in a bedroom, his wife in the bathroom, and their child in another bedroom, according to a press release from the police. The mother and daughter both had neck trauma.
The New York Daily News reported, citing unnamed sources, that Schlecht was found decapitated, with her severed head resting in her lap.
Her daughter suffered a cut so deep to her neck that she was partially beheaded.
The five-year-old's father was found hanging from a rope tied to a bedroom door.
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The woman, believed to be a family member or a friend, appeared inconsolable and sought comfort from a man outside the crime scene
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Police seized a knife believed to be the murder weapon from the scene.
Tedla and Schlecht were reportedly going through divorce proceedings and were due in court for a hearing just hours before the gruesome slayings.
Schlecht's brother contacted the authorities that evening, asking to check on his sister after failing to reach her by phone.
Neighbors described Tedla as a good and kind man who adored his wife and daughter.
The Daily News reported that in 2016, Schlecht got a temporary restraining order against her husband because he was threatening her.
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Schlecht (pictured kneeling in a white blouse) had worked on humanitarian problems affecting women around the world for 15 years
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Earlier this year, Schlecht (second row from the bottom) was appointed senior adviser for emergency preparedness and response with the humanitarian organization Family Planning 2020
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Schlecht had a Bachelor's degree in anthropology and a Master's degree in population and family health
According to her LinkedIn page, Schlecht served as a senior adviser for emergency preparedness and response with the humanitarian organization Family Planning 2020.
She graduated in 1999 from Boston University with a Bachelor's degree in anthropology, and went on to earn a Master's degree in population and family health from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in 2004.
According to her online profile, Schlecht worked for 15 years in international relief and development, focusing on improving family planning for women and girls in areas affected by crises.
Last month, Schlecht gave a presentation at the Woodrow Wilson Center on the subject of reproductive care for female refugees.
Police in New York City are investigating a grisly double-murder suicide in which they say a man decapitated his wife, slit the throat of their five-year-old daughter and then took his own life by hanging Wednesday night, just hours after a scheduled divorce hearing.
According to the NYPD, at around 9.18pm officers responded to a 911 call requesting a welfare check inside an apartment at 151 West 121st Street in the Harlem section of Manhattan.
Upon entering the unit, officers found a 46-year-old man, his 42-year-old wife and their five-year-old daughter dead inside.
It is unclear at this time how long the family had been dead before their bodies were discovered.
DailyMail.com can now identify the married couple as Yonathan Tedla and Jennifer Schlecht.
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Jennifer Schlecht, 42, was beheaded by her husband, who then slit their daughter's throat and took his own life in New York City Wednesday
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Horror inside: The building on West 121st Street in Manhattan on Wednesday became the site of a double murder-suicide in which a father beheaded his wife, killed their daughter and then himself
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A sobbing woman is seen outside the building in Harlem on Thursday morning
Tedla was discovered in a bedroom, his wife in the bathroom, and their child in another bedroom, according to a press release from the police. The mother and daughter both had neck trauma.
The New York Daily News reported, citing unnamed sources, that Schlecht was found decapitated, with her severed head resting in her lap.
Her daughter suffered a cut so deep to her neck that she was partially beheaded.
The five-year-old's father was found hanging from a rope tied to a bedroom door.
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The woman, believed to be a family member or a friend, appeared inconsolable and sought comfort from a man outside the crime scene
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Police seized a knife believed to be the murder weapon from the scene.
Tedla and Schlecht were reportedly going through divorce proceedings and were due in court for a hearing just hours before the gruesome slayings.
Schlecht's brother contacted the authorities that evening, asking to check on his sister after failing to reach her by phone.
Neighbors described Tedla as a good and kind man who adored his wife and daughter.
The Daily News reported that in 2016, Schlecht got a temporary restraining order against her husband because he was threatening her.
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Schlecht (pictured kneeling in a white blouse) had worked on humanitarian problems affecting women around the world for 15 years
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Earlier this year, Schlecht (second row from the bottom) was appointed senior adviser for emergency preparedness and response with the humanitarian organization Family Planning 2020
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Schlecht had a Bachelor's degree in anthropology and a Master's degree in population and family health
According to her LinkedIn page, Schlecht served as a senior adviser for emergency preparedness and response with the humanitarian organization Family Planning 2020.
She graduated in 1999 from Boston University with a Bachelor's degree in anthropology, and went on to earn a Master's degree in population and family health from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in 2004.
According to her online profile, Schlecht worked for 15 years in international relief and development, focusing on improving family planning for women and girls in areas affected by crises.
Last month, Schlecht gave a presentation at the Woodrow Wilson Center on the subject of reproductive care for female refugees.
...rest easy to that ethiopian child smh
