Husband charged with beating wife's would-be rapist to death
A New York man has been charged after authorities say he beat his wife's would-be rapist to death with a tire iron.
Police initially recommended Mamadou Diallo be charged with manslaughter. But according to a charging document provided by the Bronx District Attorney's office, he was arraigned Tuesday on two counts of assault, criminal possession of a weapon and harassment.
Diallo, 61, was released without bail
Mamadou Diallo raced home, took the elevator to the sixth floor and found Earl Nash, 43, in the hallway. Police say Diallo then attacked Nash and beat him severely.
When police arrived, Nash was unresponsive and had suffered severe trauma to his head and body. He was taken to Lincoln Hospital, where he later died from his injuries, according to the NYPD.
Nenegale Diallo sustained contusions to her forehead in the assault but has since been released from the hospital, according to police.
Nash was well known to police. His criminal record includes 19 prior arrests including robbery, assault and arson, according to a law enforcement source.
Diallo's son, Abdul, told WCBS that he would have done the same thing his father did if he had been in the same situation.
"I think any husband would do the same thing as what he did," Abdul Diallo said. "You see your wife being attacked and sexually harassed, you're going to beat on the person. You are not just going to sit there and let the person leave or whatever. So I don't think he's wrong."