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News footage of Noel Bermudez-Chin being transferred to court on March 30 (News 12 Long Island).
Noel Bermudez-Chin faced the court in Central Islip after authorities claimed he fatally stabbed 61-year-old Joseph Falvo. According to the Suffolk County Police Department, officers were dispatched at 3:42 a.m. on Sunday following a 911 call reporting a stabbing incident in East Northport, New York. Newsday, a local publication, identified Bermudez-Chin as the caller, revealing he was the grandson of Falvo’s fiancée.
During the court proceedings, prosecutors stated that Bermudez-Chin confessed to police that he had thrown boiling oil and water on Falvo while he slept on the couch, subsequently stabbing him to death.
Joseph Falvo was engaged to Cecilia Bermudez, the grandmother of Bermudez-Chin. According to News 12 Long Island, the couple had announced their engagement in February and planned to wed in July. The attack reportedly occurred in a trailer located in the yard of their residence, where Bermudez, Falvo, and Bermudez-Chin were residing following a house fire in December 2025.
Falvo was engaged to be married to Bermudez-Chin’s grandmother, Cecilia Bermudez. According to reporting by local news outlet News 12 Long Island, she and Falvo had gotten engaged in February and were planning to get married in July. The outlet also reported that the alleged attack on Falvo took place in a trailer that was in the yard of a residence; Bermudez, Falvo, and Bermudez-Chin were all living in the trailer after a house fire that took place in December 2025.
Court documents obtained by News 12 Long Island stated that Bermudez-Chin told police that he stabbed Falvo “five or six times in the back and then stabbed him in the stomach.” A motive for the alleged attack was not provided.
Falvo was rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Police located Bermudez-Chin about a mile away from the home and arrested him. He was charged with second-degree murder and booked into the Suffolk County Police Department’s 3rd Precinct, where he remains in custody.
During his arraignment on Monday, Bermudez-Chin was ordered to be held without bail. His next court date is scheduled for April 3.