'Horrendous': Nassau Man Charged With Murdering Wife With Chef's Knife

NORTH BELLMORE, NY — A North Bellmore man was indicted on murder charges after prosecutors said he stabbed his wife to death with a chef's knife in their home last month.

Anthony Paruolo, 37, was arraigned on charges including second-degree murder and endangering the welfare of a child, the Nassau County District Attorney's office said.

Paruolo pleaded not guilty and was remanded. If convicted, he faces up to 25 years to life in prison, prosecutors said.

"With their child in a neighboring bedroom, the defendant allegedly brutally attacked his wife, stabbing her multiple times with a chef’s knife, killing her," Anne Donnelly, the district attorney, said in a news release. "Earlier that evening, the victim allegedly called her sister to tell her that she and the defendant would be divorcing. This horrendous crime has left a child without a mother. Our thoughts are with the victim’s family as we prosecute this case."

Police responded to a call for an alleged domestic disturbance on Oct. 6. When authorities arrived, they found the victim, deceased, 42-year-old Danielle Paruolo, in a pool of blood with an approximately 13-inch-long chef’s knife in her neck and stab wounds to her head, neck, and torso, Donnelly said.

He is due back in court Dec. 15.