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Jason Kurumoglu allegedly spent hours inside his Brentwood home with his dead mother after fatally stabbing her earlier this month.
Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced the indictment of Kurumoglu, 30, for Murder in the Second Degree in connection with the death of his 59-year-old mother, Melida Velasquez.
“After allegedly stabbing his mother to death, this defendant callously left her lying where she died,” Tierney said in a statement.
Responding officers discovered Velasquez unresponsive on the floor with a knife lodged in her back and a large pool of blood surrounding her body.
According to investigators, Suffolk County Police received a 911 call on September 9, 2025, from Velasquez’s daughter, who reported finding her mother inside the family’s West White Street residence.
While securing the home, officers encountered Kurumoglu, who emerged and surrendered. Police noted what appeared to be dried blood on his hands and a shirt allegedly recovered from his bedroom.
Detectives determined that Kurumoglu had returned home from work that afternoon. A tenant inside the residence reported hearing a loud thump, followed by Velasquez screaming, “Help me, Lord,” and then a male voice. Investigators believe Velasquez died shortly after the attack and had been deceased for roughly three hours before police arrived.
Authorities also learned Kurumoglu frequently argued with his mother and stepfather, prompting the stepfather to temporarily move out of the home. On the day of the killing, Kurumoglu had allegedly been fired from his job, officials said.
Kurumoglu was arrested at the scene and later arraigned. He is being held without bail at the Suffolk County Jail. If convicted of the top count, he faces a maximum sentence of 25 years to life in state prison.