Brooklyn woman found guilty of murdering Guyanese

A New York jury has convicted a Brooklyn woman in the death and dismemberment of a Guyanese woman whose body parts were found on Long Island, New York.

Leah Cuevas, 44, right, was charged with second-degree murder, accused of killing her neighbour Chinelle Latoya Thompson Browne, 28, left, over a dispute about rent and a utility payment.
Leah Cuevas, 44, right, was charged with second-degree murder, accused of killing her neighbour Chinelle Latoya Thompson Browne, 28, left, over a dispute about rent and a utility payment.

Leah Cuevas was yesterday convicted of second-degree murder in the death and dismemberment of Chinelle Latoya Thompson Browne, according to the New York Daily News.

Browne’s dismembered body parts were found in Bay Shore and Hempstead in July 2014 after a reported row.