NEW YORK/DUBAI (Al Arabiya)
A New York hotel employee was arrested Sunday for the murder of a 44-year old Dubai-based real estate agent who was found dead in her Manhattan apartment.Andree Bejjani's body was found by a maid on Saturday at 2:30 am in her 10th-floor apartment at the Jumeirah Essex House in New York City.
New York Police said the victim was naked from the waist down, her nightgown pushed up, with a rope around her neck and a knife in her neck. Bejjani was a well-known Dubai real-estate agent that traveled back and forth between the Gulf and the United States encouraging Gulf clients to invest in the New York real estate market.
Police suspect sexual motives behind the attack but have said there does not seem to have been a previous relationship between the victim and her murderer. “This incident occurred in one of the private condominiums at the Essex House complex,” said a statement from the hotel. “Our sincere condolences go out to the victim’s family, and we have offered our full support during this difficult time.”
The suspect, 29-year-old Derrick Praileau, a housekeeping manager at the hotel, has been charged with second-degree murder and has been ordered held without bail, the New York Times reported.
A New York hotel employee was arrested Sunday for the murder of a 44-year old Dubai-based real estate agent who was found dead in her Manhattan apartment.Andree Bejjani's body was found by a maid on Saturday at 2:30 am in her 10th-floor apartment at the Jumeirah Essex House in New York City.
New York Police said the victim was naked from the waist down, her nightgown pushed up, with a rope around her neck and a knife in her neck. Bejjani was a well-known Dubai real-estate agent that traveled back and forth between the Gulf and the United States encouraging Gulf clients to invest in the New York real estate market.
Police suspect sexual motives behind the attack but have said there does not seem to have been a previous relationship between the victim and her murderer. “This incident occurred in one of the private condominiums at the Essex House complex,” said a statement from the hotel. “Our sincere condolences go out to the victim’s family, and we have offered our full support during this difficult time.”
The suspect, 29-year-old Derrick Praileau, a housekeeping manager at the hotel, has been charged with second-degree murder and has been ordered held without bail, the New York Times reported.
In a video confession, Praileau admitted being at the crime scene early Saturday morning. The Essex House, a 45-story Art Deco building, was completed in 1931 and is home to many high-profile UAE residents.
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