Man, 43, fatally injures his mom, 61, during argument inside her apartment

A man allegedly fatally stabbed his 61-year-old mother late Monday, November 9, during an argument inside her apartment. 

Martin Thomas, 43, allegedly knifed Annie Nesmith in the neck and body around 10:15 p.m. Monday inside her apartment on East 208th Street near DeKalb Avenue in Norwood, New York City, police said.  

Nesmith was rushed to St. Barnabas Hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries, police said.  

Thomas, who lives about two miles away in Fordham Heights, was arrested and charged with murd£r, manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon, according to the NYPD. 

The mothed and son were involved in a domestic dispute before the stabbing, but it was not clear what sparked the feud, law enforcement sources said.  

Nesmith was a recent widow who lived with her two grandsons, including Thomas’ son, neighbors told the Daily News. 

The other child is the son of Nesmith’s daughter, who passed on while battling cancer.  

“I’m surprised because they were all so close together,” Nesmith’s friend Justice Willis, 35, told the outlet. 

“They seemed like a good, tight family.”  
 

“She was a nice neighbor,” added neighbor Miguel Torres, 39. “She’s a sweetheart. She’s the kind of neighbor who would come downstairs, knock on your door and give you a plate of food.” 

Thomas’ arraignment was pending Tuesday.  

He has two previous arrests for possession of a loaded gun, from 2010 and 2003, police said.