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Isaiah Smith
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A sex offender bludgeoned his live-in girlfriend to death with a
baseball bat because he suspected she was seeing another man, police
said Wednesday.
Isaiah Smith, 48, pummeled Tiffany Pettiford, 28, in their Queens home
as his two children - and his other girlfriend - watched in horror,
police and witnesses said.
Smith - who was convicted in 1990 of raping a 10-year-old girl - was
livid after Pettiford disappeared for a few days and allegedly took up
with another man, one police source said.
Smith confronted Pettiford, and may have snapped after the woman went to
the store and forgot to get him beer, a second police source said.
Smith has a 1-year-old boy with Pettiford and a 10-year-old
developmentally disabled son with another woman - and they all lived in
the same basement apartment on 214th St. in Queens Village, neighbors said.
Several neighbors said they heard a commotion in the apartment and
dialed 911 at 10 p.m. Tuesday.
Smith and Pettiford often fought, the neighbors said.
"She was very quiet," said Josephine Armstrong, 69. "I would see her
come out angry and walk away, but she's a very private person."
Smith was charged with second-degree murder and possession of a weapon
Wednesday night.
Isaiah Smith
Isaiah Smith
Related News
A sex offender bludgeoned his live-in girlfriend to death with a
baseball bat because he suspected she was seeing another man, police
said Wednesday.
Isaiah Smith, 48, pummeled Tiffany Pettiford, 28, in their Queens home
as his two children - and his other girlfriend - watched in horror,
police and witnesses said.
Smith - who was convicted in 1990 of raping a 10-year-old girl - was
livid after Pettiford disappeared for a few days and allegedly took up
with another man, one police source said.
Smith confronted Pettiford, and may have snapped after the woman went to
the store and forgot to get him beer, a second police source said.
Smith has a 1-year-old boy with Pettiford and a 10-year-old
developmentally disabled son with another woman - and they all lived in
the same basement apartment on 214th St. in Queens Village, neighbors said.
Several neighbors said they heard a commotion in the apartment and
dialed 911 at 10 p.m. Tuesday.
Smith and Pettiford often fought, the neighbors said.
"She was very quiet," said Josephine Armstrong, 69. "I would see her
come out angry and walk away, but she's a very private person."
Smith was charged with second-degree murder and possession of a weapon
Wednesday night.