Bronx law enforcement officials have arrested 24-year-old Bronx woman Justine Dorsey in the fatal stabbing of her 51-year-old boyfriend Theron Hamilton. Dorsey faces charges including criminally negligent homicide, assault and weapons possession.

Police began searching for Dorsey on August 22nd after police found Hamilton in his apartment on E. 169th St. in Morrisania, still alive stabbed in the chest after a fight with his girlfriend. Hamilton was rushed to Lincoln Medical Center where he later succumbed to his wounds.

Dorsey surrendered to the cop the following Monday at the 42nd Precinct stationhouse. According to court papers, a family member allegedly saw Dorsey stab her boyfriend at the apartment they shared. She was held without bail after her arraignment.

Dorsey has been previously arrested six times prior, but never for anything this violent according to Bronx police. Her last arrest was for drunk driving.

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Dorsey’s arrest comes in the wake of another Bronx homicide. Also on August 22nd, Almame Drammeh, 23-years-old of Findlay Avenue, was one of two men shot near E. 198th St. in Bedford Park. Drammeh was shot in the back and stomach and died of his wounds at St. Barnabas Hospital the following Monday. The shooter remains at large.

No clear motive has been found in either of these Bronx homicide cases which makes their conviction all the more puzzling. When there’s no clear motive or premeditation, Bronx homicide cases may easily be misrepresented by the media. An experienced Bronx homicide attorney can prove your innocence in cases like these, especially if the homicide is truly a matter of self-defense. Bronx Homicide Attorney Troy Smith has years of experience serving on both the prosecution and the Bronx criminal defense sides of the courtroom, giving him a rare and unique defense strategy. If you have been convicted of a murder in the Bronx, call Bronx Homicide Defense Attorney Troy Smith at 718-757-6723 for only the best in homicide defense.