The son of a outstanding former Manhattan judge is accused of fatally bludgeoning his mom before jumping 16 tales to his demise from their Upper East Side luxurious building Tuesday, New York City police mentioned.
Doug Solomon, 26, allegedly fatally beat his mom, Diane Gallagher, 65, hitting her within the head on the household’s residence on East 79th Street. He hit her with a chunk of furnishings, a senior police official informed NBC New York.
Then he jumped from the building, they mentioned.
Solomon’s father, and Gallagher’s husband, is Charles Solomon, who served on the Manhattan Supreme Court.
He retired in 2018 after serving three many years, NBC New York reported. During his time on the bench he oversaw Sean “P-Diddy” Combs’ 2001 nightclub capturing trial and a case involving former New York Gov. Elliot Spitzer and one of his mistresses.
Police responded to the household’s residence round 10:30 a.m. and upon arrival noticed Doug Solomon “unconscious and unresponsive” with trauma to the physique. The accidents have been in step with falling from an elevated place, authorities mentioned.
Officers additionally found Gallagher contained in the condo, additionally unconscious and unresponsive, with head trauma.
Both have been pronounced useless on the scene.
Neighbors mentioned the household additionally had a daughter who was making ready to get married quickly, in accordance to NBC New York.
Law enforcement sources informed the station there have been no home violence data from the Solomons’ residence prior to the Tuesday tragedy.
It’s not clear whether or not Charles Solomon was residence on the time of the deaths.