Cops: Freeport man stabbed wife, set home ablaze

Originally published: September 4, 2012 12:35 PM
Updated: September 4, 2012 10:33 PM
By MATTHEW CHAYES AND ANN GIVENS matthew.chayes@newsday.com,ann.givens@newsday.com

Nassau police said a Freeport man charged in the murder of his wife may have stabbed her before he allegedly poured an accelerant around the young mother and set their home ablaze. Videojournalist: Jim Staubitser (Sept. 4, 2012) (September 4, 2012 4:01 PM)

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A Freeport man accused of stabbing his young wife, pouring an accelerant around her and setting their home ablaze was jailed on a murder charge Tuesday.

The man, Loventino Cassadean, 49, had been out on bail on allegations from earlier this year that he molested a relative of the wife, Felicia Cassadean, 22, court records show.

Cassadean, of 117 Craig Ave., was charged with second-degree...

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