BROOKLYN, NY – In a harrowing family tragedy, a 24-year-old man from Brooklyn has been accused of a brutal quadruple homicide, slaughtering his close relatives, including two children, in their apartment. The suspect, Shahboz Rajabboev, was charged on Sunday with multiple counts of murder in the deaths of his family members.
The devastating loss unfolded when the father of the young victims returned to his home, only to be met with an unspeakable scene. Overwhelmed with grief, he conveyed to relatives that everything dear to him had been viciously taken away by the hands of Rajabboev. “It’s just very tragic, very heartbroken, sad, a lot of grief,” a family member described the father’s state to investigators.
Responding to reports of an assault late Friday night, New York Police Department officers discovered Mavlyuda Fayzieva, Rajabboev’s 56-year-old mother, who had succumbed to multiple stab wounds.
The grim discovery led to a more extensive search of the residence, where additional victims were found concealed. Maftuna Khakimova, Rajabboev’s sister-in-law, was found stabbed to death and wrapped in a sheet in a closet, while his niece Kamila Shavkatova, 5, and nephew Timur Shavkatov, 4, were also hidden away in a closet inside laundry bags.
After his mother’s body was found, the defendant’s brother called 911 in horror, initially unaware of the full magnitude of the tragedy that had occurred.
In a peculiar development, Rajabboev himself made a 911 call reporting his mother’s death. During his arraignment, the prosecution highlighted that Rajabboev feigned ignorance about the events that took place, blaming his lack of memory on consuming hallucinogenic mushrooms. “He doesn’t know what happened because he took two grams of shrooms,” Assistant District Attorney Tziyonah Langsam quoted him as saying.
While a motive has not been officially disclosed, reports suggest that the incident could have stemmed from a domestic disturbance. Rajabboev is currently being held in detention without the possibility of bond as the community reels from the shock of this family’s violent end.
