Brooklyn mother-of-two homeless service officer found stabbed to death bed after
Brooklyn mother-of-two, 37, is found stabbed to death on her bed by twin daughters a day before Mother’s Day – after ‘domestic dispute’
- Theresa Gregg, 37, a mom of two 12-year-old twin daughters was found brutally murdered in her Williamsburg, Brooklyn apartment on Saturday morning
- Gregg had been stabbed in her neck and body leaving a bloodstained mattress and a pool of blood on the bedroom floor
- Authorities believe the fatal attack occurred during a violent argument involving her partner, although police have yet to disclose the identity of the suspect
A mother-of-two has been found stabbed to death on her bed after an alleged domestic dispute in New York City.
Theresa Gregg, 37, was found dead in her Brooklyn home having been stabbed several times in the neck and torso.
The homeless services officer, who had two pre-teen girls, had held a special officer position at the DHS since 2015.
Gregg’s 12-year-old twin daughters found their mother unconscious in her Williamsburg bedroom on Saturday morning at about 8.20am and immediately called 911.
They were met by a gruesome scene as their mom’s stab wounds left bloodstains on her mattress and a pool of blood had collected on the bedroom floor.
The body of Theresa Gregg, 37, a mom of two 12-year-old twin daughters is taken away after she was brutally stabbed
Gregg had been stabbed in her neck and body leaving a bloodstained mattress and a pool of blood on the bedroom floor
Authorities believe the fatal attack occurred during a violent argument involving her partner, although police have yet to disclose the identity of the suspect
Gregg’s body was loaded into the back of the coronor’s van on Saturday following her death
It’s believed the killing occurred after a violent argument involving her partner, although as of Sunday evening police had not yet named a suspect.
Neighbors said Gregg, who had lived in the block for about six years, could often be heard arguing loudly with her boyfriend, with both parties raising their voices.
‘I could hear them fighting, both of them yelling. They fight a lot. You can hear it pretty clear,’ said one neighbor the New York Post. ‘I’m not sure how often they fought but it was a lot.’
On Sunday, neighbors remained in shock after hearing about the incident.
Johanna Hidalgo, a resident living in the same block said she was shocked and noted how kind and polite Gregg’s daughters werem whom she would regularly encounter.
The woman was found by her young daughters at 356 Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn on Saturday
Officers with the NYPD Crime Scene Unit were quickly on site to recover the body and collect evidence
Gregg was found brutally murdered in her Williamsburg, Brooklyn apartment on Saturday
The NYPD Crime Scene Unit was quickly at the scene on Saturday morning
‘I was so shocked yesterday. Her daughters are so sweet – every morning, they good morning, they’re smiling. ‘So beautiful, so respectful,’ Hidalgo told The Daily News.
‘They were in middle school, they’re twins so they would walk to school with their friends… Those girls were so sweet.’
‘This is an absolutely heartbreaking tragedy. We are ever-grateful for Officer Gregg’s invaluable contributions and tireless dedication to serving and supporting vulnerable New Yorkers,’ a Department of Homeless Services spokesperson said.
The president of Teamsters Local 237, which represents Department of Homeless Services police officers, Gregory Floyd, also released a statement paying tribute.
‘We are saddened to hear about the murder of our DHS Officer in her home. She will be missed and we hope her assailant will be caught and brought to justice soon.’