04/03/09 BREAKING NEWS: Greenwich Time Crime Reporter Debra Friedman Covers Attempted Murder In Byram

Greenwich Resident Michael Parrotta Is Charged With Criminal Attempt At Homicide, First-Degree Assault, First-Degree Reckless Endangerment, Violation Of A Protective Order And Carrying A Dangerous Weapon - Bail Is Set At A Million

50 Some Year Old Woman Stabbed Four Times In The Chest And Numerous Times In The Abdomen In Front Of 18 Year Old Son.

Greenwich woman stabbed; husband charged
Greenwich Time

By Debra Friedman

A Greenwich woman was stabbed repeatedly in the chest and abdomen Thursday night by her estranged husband, police said.

The victim, whom police did not identify, suffered a collapsed lung and was in stable condition today at Stamford Hospital, police said.

Michael Parrotta, 61, of 26 Byram Terrace Drive, was arrested by Greenwich police, who arrived at his home at 11:30 p.m. to find Parrotta standing next to the victim's car with blood on his hands and shirt, police said.

Lt. Richard Cochran said Parrotta's wife had arrived in her car to pick up their son, when Parrotta approached the driver's-side window and stabbed her repeatedly with a Phillips-head screwdriver that had been sharpened to a point....

Why Aren't The Greenwich Citizen And The Greenwich Post

Reporters Covering This Breaking News Story?

UPDATE:

Man charged with attempted murder

Written by Ken Borsuk, Staff Reporter
Breaking news Posted 1:39 p.m., Friday, April 3, 2009

....the police department received two 911 calls from witnesses who described hearing a woman screaming for help and blowing a car horn. Witnesses said they saw Mr. Parrotta leaning in through the driver’s side window of a car parked on his property and apparently punching and hitting the person sitting there.

Police reportedly found a woman on the front porch screaming to them that she had been stabbed by Mr. Parrotta, whom police found next to the car with blood on his hands and his shirt.....

.....According to police, the woman, who is Mr. Parrotta’s estranged wife, had been sitting in the driver’s seat of the car after arriving to pick up their 18-year-old son, who suffers from autism. Mr. Parrotta walked over to the driver’s side and, thinking that he wanted to talk, the woman rolled the window down. However, he then allegedly began stabbing her with a screwdriver. .....

....Lt. Richard Cochran told media Friday morning that Mr. Parrotta has a history of domestic violence with the victim, dating back to 2002, including an arrest in 2007 when he allegedly attempted to strangle her.....

UPDATE #2

Crime Reporter Debra Friedman Files

A Follow Up Story With More Chilling Details

Police say Greenwich woman stabbed repeatedly by estranged husband

By Debra Friedman

STAFF WRITER
Posted: 04/03/2009 11:31:20 PM EDT

.....Lt. Richard Cochran, head of Greenwich Police's domestic violence unit, said police believe the attack was premeditated, stemming from Parrotta's anger over his pending divorce....

.....Parrotta, wearing a white jumpsuit issued by police, who retained his blood-spattered clothes for evidence, was arraigned Friday in state Superior Court in Stamford.

The prosecutor, Assistant State's Attorney Steve Weiss, asked Judge William Wenzel to raise Parrotta's bond to $5 million, citing the 2007 domestic violence incident.

Weiss said Parrotta had been released from custody following the October 2007 incident and a restraining order was issued, prohibiting him from coming in contact with his wife -- an order police say he violated Friday.....

.....Police are still investigating the stabbing and have obtained a search warrant for Parrotta's car and house, according to Cochran.....

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