"Mrkulic and Rodriguez had returned to the Harlem apartment after an evening out on May 15, 2020. Hours later, early in the morning on May 16, Mrkulic stabbed Rodriguez, leaving more than 120 slash and stab wounds, before setting the apartment on fire in the kitchen and the bedroom."
"At 4:21 a.m., as cops responded to the scene, Mrkulic punched Police Officer Rutger Rivera and bit the cop's hands before grabbing his taser and tasing him, leaving nerve damage. Mrkulic then punched Police Officer Briggitte Martinez, tried to grab her gun, and bit her hands."
"Mrkulic was convicted in December of one count each of second-degree murder and second-degree arson, as well as three counts of second-degree assault."
In May 2020, Aljo Mrkulic stabbed his partner Christopher Rodriguez over 120 times in their Harlem apartment before setting fires in the kitchen and bedroom. After initially attempting to disable the fire alarm, Mrkulic returned and stabbed Rodriguez multiple times more, ultimately killing him. When police arrived at 4:21 a.m., Mrkulic attacked three responding officers, punching and biting them, grabbing one officer's taser and using it against him. Rodriguez was found dead in the stairwell with severe burns, skull fractures, and other injuries. Mrkulic was convicted in December of second-degree murder, second-degree arson, and three counts of second-degree assault, receiving a sentence of 39 years to life.
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