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Police: Man fatally stabbed his 81-year-old grandmother inside Amityville home

Dwight Clermont, 28, is accused of killing Miraccia Leopold, 81, around 7:30 a.m. inside her home on Watkins Terrace.

News 12 Staff

Nov 11, 2023, 6:23 PM

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Police arrested a man who they say fatally stabbed his grandmother Saturday morning in Amityville.

Dwight Clermont, 28, is accused of killing Miraccia Leopold, 81, around 7:30 a.m. inside her home on Watkins Terrace.

According to police, a 911 caller reported the stabbing.

Clermont was arrested and charged with second degree murder.

Clermont previously faced a judge in April after he was arrested for exposing himself to two women inside a store at the Roosevelt Field Mall.

He will be arraigned on the new charges on Sunday.

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