YouTube video shows brawl that ended in groom’s death at Staten Island engagement bash

 

Tomas Sangiorgio via YouTube

Video posted on youtube shows Redinel Dervishaj trying to get away from Antonio Lacertosa and his rowdy pals in brawl that ended with Dervishaj stabbing Lacertosa to death. The stabbing is not captured on video. Dervishaj’s lawyer says the vids were the crucial evidence that set his client free. “Without the videos, chances are he’s be indicted for murder,” says Thomas Reilly. “He tries to retreat repeatedly. His only option was to try to defend himself.”

Tomas Sangiorgio via YouTube

Redinel Dervishaj tries to retreat repeatedly.

Tomas Sangiorgio via YouTube

Video shows Redinel Dervishaj trying to get away from Antonio Lacertosa and his rowdy pals.

Dramatic surveillance video has emerged online showing the wild brawl that ended with a groom-to-be fatally stabbed during his Staten Island engagement party.
The pair of videos posted to YouTube Sunday show Antonio Lacertosa’s big night out turning into a crazed melee outside Espana Restaurant in Annadale about 2 a.m. on March 17.
Redinel Dervishaj, the man who stabbed Lacertosa, is seen first trying to flee the brawl. The stabbing is not caught on tape.
Dervishaj’s lawyer, Thomas Reilly, said Staten Island grand jury members who cleared Dervishaj earlier this month viewed the same footage. They determined he was was acting in self-defense.
“Without the videos, chances are he’d be indicted for murder,” Reilly said.

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