Posted on: March 22, 2025 07:50 AM

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NYC boy 16 charged with fatally stabbing younger teen during brawl at McDonalds DA

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with murder in the stabbing death of a younger teen during a February brawl at a Queens McDonald’s, prosecutors said.

The teen suspect – who has not been identified because he is a minor – was nabbed Thursday afternoon in connection to the broad-daylight Valentine’s Day melee that left Julian Corniell, 14, with deadly stab wounds inside the fast food joint on Queens Boulevard near 38th Street, according to cops and the Queens DA’s office.

A 14-year-old boy was arrested hours after the fight and charged with gang assault, authorities said. “I don’t know how they look like, I don’t know their names, I don’t know where those kids are coming from.

I don’t know what to do. I am a single mother of four kids.

Now, the 16-year-old suspect — who was also charged with manslaughter and gang assault — could spend 25 years to life behind bars in connection to the slaying, according to prosecutors.

“Any homicide is heartbreaking for the family of the victim,” Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said in a statement. “This death in particular is tragic because of the ages of all involved.”