Amanda Sylvester, 35, and Sean Idlet, 49, were charged after Malcolm Holder’s caretaker found him facedown on the floor in his living room, inside his second-floor Crown Heights apartment Friday morning.
Published January 26, 2021 •
Updated on January 26, 2021 at 3:28 am
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Two people have been arrested in connection to the murder and robbery of a 46-year-old man in Brooklyn last week.
The NYPD on Monday charged 35-year-old Amanda Sylvester and 49-year-old Sean Idlet with murder, robbery and burglary after Malcolm Holder was found with his hands tied behind his back and face down on the living room of his St. Marks Avenue apartment on Jan. 22.
Sources told NBC New York that Holder was initially found by a home health aide and that he had mental health challenges. The victim s apartment was in disarray, sources said, but investigators did not know if that was connected to the crime or not.
Arrests made in murder of man found bound in Brooklyn
By FOX 5 NY Staff
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NEW YORK - Two people are under arrest on murder charges in connection with the death of a Brooklyn man.
The NYPD arrested Amanda Sylvester, 35, and Sean Idlet, 49, late Monday.
46-year-old Malcolm Holder was found dead inside his St. Marks Avenue apartment in Crown Heights on Friday morning.
He was tied up and face down on the floor of his apartment s living room.
Sylvester and Idlet face murder, robbery, and burglary charges. It was unclear if they had lawyers who could speak on their behalf.
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A man and a woman face murder and robbery charges in the death of Malcolm Holder, who was found strangled in his Crown Heights apartment. (Shutterstock)
CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN A man and a woman have been charged in the death of a man who was found tied up and strangled in his Crown Heights apartment last week, according to police.
Police found 46-year-old Malcolm Holder tied up and face down on the living room floor of his apartment on St. Marks Avenue on Friday morning.
They announced Monday that Amanda Sylvester, 35, and Sean Idlet, 49, were arrested and charged with murder, robbery and burglary for the killing.