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Saturday, August 7, 2021

New York City divorce attorney, 65, who ‘was threatened by client and his brother’ is found beaten to death

 


A divorce lawyer was found beaten to death in his office in Queens, New York early this morning after allegedly being threatened by a client the night before.

Charles Zolot, 65, was found in a pool of blood with ‘trauma to his face’ and ‘puncture wounds to his chest,’ according to the New York Police Department.

A maintenance worker discovered the battered body at around 5:50am in the second-floor office at 37-06 82nd St. in Jackson Heights. 

He called 911, but Zolot was declared dead at the scene.

Police have said they retrieved surveillance footage from the office which may show a potential suspect, but the video has not been released and a suspect has not been named. 

Other lawyers in the building said a client had threatened the lawyer, and then returned last night.


1 comment:

Anonymous said...

He lived in Briarwood, Queens, and was affiliated with a modern shul in Forest Hills that straddles the border of Open "Orthodox"