A 47-year-old Brooklyn man has been charged with murder after his 59-year-old wife was found dead inside the Bay Ridge apartment they shared, authorities said.
Police identified the woman as Maria Ines Granda. Officers were called to the first-floor apartment on 79th Street in Bay Ridge Monday morning after a report of an unconscious person. The call came in at about 9:34 a.m., according to police.
When officers arrived, they found Granda unconscious and unresponsive with trauma to the back of her head. Emergency medical personnel responded and pronounced her dead at the scene.
The circumstances surrounding her death remained unclear as detectives continued their investigation.
Granda’s husband, Mauricio Granda, was initially taken into custody while investigators worked to determine what had happened inside the apartment. Police later arrested him Tuesday and charged him with murder in connection with his wife’s death.
Authorities have not publicly established what led to Granda’s death. The city’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is expected to determine the official cause of death, leaving key questions about the circumstances of the incident unanswered.
The investigation remained active as detectives continued working at the Bay Ridge building. Police have not released a detailed account of what investigators believe happened inside the apartment before officers arrived.
Neighbors who spoke with local media described Maria Granda as a hardworking home health care worker. One neighbor recalled seeing her with a man and said the two had been seen walking a dog together.
The arrest has brought the investigation into sharper focus, but the available information does not yet explain what preceded Granda’s death or what evidence led police to charge her husband.
Mauricio Granda faces a murder charge in the case. Information about an attorney representing him was not immediately available in the latest reports.
The investigation is ongoing, and additional details are expected as authorities continue to determine how Maria Ines Granda died and what happened inside the Bay Ridge apartment.
