Yonkers man pleads guilty to fatally stabbing senior inside her apartment

Deshawn Nunez is expected to be sentenced to 25 years to life in prison in September.

News 12 Staff

Aug 2, 2025, 11:16 AM

Updated 6 hr ago

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A Yonkers man has pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing a 68-year-old woman inside her own apartment in 2022.
Authorities say 24-year-old Deshawn Nunez admitted to stabbing Renee Spencer 17 times in her residence on Nepperhan Avenue.
Surveillance video showed the two entering a senior housing complex two days before the body was discovered.
Nunez is expected to be sentenced to 25 years to life in prison in September.