A Staten Island mother has described in harrowing detail how her mentally ill son allegedly killed and decapitated her boyfriend in their home earlier this week - an act she believes could have been prevented if his medical treatment had been properly managed. According to The New York Post, 19-year-old Damien Hurstel confessed to stabbing and beheading his mother’s live-in boyfriend, Anthony Casalaspro, 45, inside their family apartment on Cary Avenue in West Brighton on Monday. Police have charged him with second-degree murder, manslaughter, and criminal possession of a weapon. Authorities said the crime scene showed Casalaspro’s severed head beside his torso in a walk-in shower, with a saw, a bowl, and a spoon nearby. The Post reported that the handle of a silver-colored spoon was
‘Removed brain with spoon’: Mentally ill NYC teen beheads mom’s boyfriend - mother recounts chilling chain of events

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