QUEENS, NY — A Queens couple has pleaded guilty to attempted murder after violently attacking their neighbor during a dispute over a parking space in Sunnyside, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced.
Arturo Cuevas, 32, and Daisy Barrera, 28, admitted to second-degree attempted murder for the March 2023 assault on 28-year-old Wilson Chabla Lliguicota. The couple faces 14 years in prison following their guilty pleas before Supreme Court Justice Mary L. Bejarano. Sentencing is scheduled for January 22.
“This was a brutal and senseless attack over a parking space,” said District Attorney Katz. “The victim was stabbed and beaten in an assault that shocked the community. Our thoughts remain with Mr. Lliguicota and his family as he continues to recover.”…