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Homeless NYC nutjob slashes rival with box cutter, spilling his intestines: court docs

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Moore, T. (2026, September 26). Homeless NYC nutjob slashes rival with box cutter, spilling his intestines: court docs. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/26/us-news/homeless-nyc-nutjob-slashes-rival-with-box-cutter-spilling-his-intestines-court-docs/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-26 · by Tina Moore
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Antonio Bonifacaio, a homeless man, allegedly slashed Eddy Idrovo Chamba with a box cutter near a deli on the Upper East Side of New York City around 10 p.m. Tuesday, causing severe abdominal injuries that left Chamba's intestines protruding. Bonifacaio was charged with first-degree assault and criminal possession of a weapon and initially set for bail at $100,000 cash or bond options. However, a judge set him free on lower bail terms, drawing criticism due to the judge’s past controversial rulings involving other criminals.
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Story summary

On Tuesday around 10 p.m., Antonio Bonifacaio, a homeless man in New York City, allegedly slashed another man with a box cutter near the Fresh Food Farm grocery store on East 69th Street and Second Avenue in the Upper East Side. The victim sustained an approximately six-inch abdominal wound that left his intestines hanging out and required emergency surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Bonifacaio was charged with first-degree assault and criminal possession of a weapon, while another homeless man involved, Eddy Idrovo Chamba, faced charges for the melee. Prosecutors requested bail of $100,000 cash for Bonifacaio.

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📰 Homeless Man Commits Attack
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Claims extracted
17
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
24%
4 of 17 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Publisher signals
66/100
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New York Post · 16741 article(s) · 36 correction(s) detected
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Who wrote this

Tina Moore
33 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction
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Topics

Brooklyn EMS Fresh Food Farm Post the Upper East Side

Subjects

Jack-Browne PERSON · 3× Bonifacaio PERSON · 2× Brooklyn GPE · 2× Mora PERSON · 2× Antonio Bonifacaio PERSON · 1× EMS ORG · 1× Eddy Idrovo Chamba PERSON · 1× Fresh Food Farm ORG · 1× Post ORG · 1× the Upper East Side GPE · 1×

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She was “not approved” by the New York City Bar Association because she hadn’t “affirmatively demonstrated qualifications necessary … for the position” ahead of last year’s judicial elections, online records show.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-26

Claims (17 extracted, 4 hedged)

A drunken hobo who savagely slashed a man in the gut and left his intestines hanging out in front of a Big Apple deli this week has already been sprung by a woke judge, The Post has learned. asserted
Post → slash → judge
The fight broke out among three men who were at the Fresh Food Farm grocery at East 69th Street and Second Avenue on the Upper East Side around 10 p.m. Tuesday, cops said. asserted
cops → break → Side
It wasn’t clear what sparked the brawl, according to police. uncertain
what → spark → police
Antonio Bonifacaio allegedly pulled a box cutter and sliced the victim, leaving a cut that was about six inches long on his abdomen and “his intestines protruding out,” according to a criminal complaint. uncertain
intestines → pull → complaint
Bonifacaio, 34, was charged with first-degree assault and criminal possession of a weapon on Thursday, according to court records. uncertain
Bonifacaio → charge → records
Eddy Idrovo Chamba, 25, who is also homeless, was also charged with assault for the melee. asserted
who → charge → melee
Police found an orange boxcutter in Bonifacaio’s right back pants pocket, according to the criminal complaint. uncertain
Police → find → complaint
EMS responded and transported the victim to NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in critical condition. asserted
EMS → respond → condition
He underwent surgery and is currently listed in stable condition, cops said. asserted
cops → undergo → condition
Prosecutors requested bail at $100,000 cash, $200,000 insurance bond or $200,000 partially secured bond at his arraignment, the records show. asserted
records → request → arraignment
Jack-Browne, a Democrat, won a special election in 2025 to serve as a judge for the 2nd Municipal Court District in Kings County, Brooklyn, but has been serving in Manhattan criminal court, records show. asserted
records → win → court
She was “not approved” by the New York City Bar Association because she hadn’t “affirmatively demonstrated qualifications necessary … for the position” ahead of last year’s judicial elections, online records show. asserted
records → approve → elections
Jack-Browne previously landed in hot water when she released career-criminal Gerardo Miguel Mora, 45,who was a wanted, deported felon. asserted
she → land → Mora
Court officials insisted that she wasn’t notified about a federal warrant for the Mexican sex offender when he showed up in her Brooklyn courtroom on a shoplifting charge on Jan. 29. asserted
he → insist → Jan.
But the NYPD insisted Jack-Browne should have seen a notation in the file to hold the migrant. asserted
Browne → insist → migrant
Federal agents arrested Mora before he left the courthouse, officials said. asserted
officials → arrest → courthouse
Mora had been deported from the US in 2014 after serving a year and a half in an upstate prison for an attempted rape in Midtown, and he had a long rap sheet – including a recent crack-possession charge. asserted
he → deport → charge
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