Orsolya Gaal Killing: NYC Handyman Pleads Guilty To Manslaughter After Stabbing Married Lover 55 Times
03.11.2022 - 23:03
/ perezhilton.com
The Queens handyman who fatally stabbed his estranged lover nearly 60 times and stuffed her body into a duffel bag has pled guilty.
As part of his plea deal with prosecutors, David Bonola confessed in an NYC courtroom on Wednesday to the killing of 51-year-old Orsolya Gaal. Officially, the former handyman admitted to first-degree manslaughter — still, he’s looking at a serious prison sentence in turn.
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According to Fox 5 New York, Bonola is now facing up to a 25-year prison term. That will be followed by up to five years of probation. The 44-year-old, who has been living in the United States illegally according to multiple media reports, will also be subject to deportation back to Mexico following his sentence. The outlet reports Bonola will be officially sentenced by a judge later this month. In the meantime, he is being held in jail in New York City. As part of the plea deal, he cannot appeal the conviction.
In a statement about Bonola’s guilty plea, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz told the media:
As Perezcious readers will recall, Gaal’s shocking murder first reached the news after a dog walker discovered a bloody duffel bag containing her body on a sidewalk in Queens back on April 16.
Bonola previously worked as a handyman for Gaal, who was married with two teenage children. He was also reportedly Gaal’s lover for two years. Learning that, investigators quickly wondered whether he was involved in the murder. When he was questioned, according to the New York Post, he confirmed he followed her home from a bar to confront her about their relationship.
Per the news outlet, the spurned lover told cops he argued with Gaal