Crime

David Bonola pleads guilty to manslaughter in killing of Forest Hills woman Orsolya Gaal

By CBS New York Team

/ CBS New York

Handyman pleads guilty to killing Queens woman

NEW YORK -- A Queens handyman will be sentenced to 25 years in prison for the brutal murder of a Forest Hills woman.

David Bonola pleaded guilty Wednesday to manslaughter in the killing of Orsolya Gaal.

Prosecutors say Bonola stabbed the 51-year-old wife and mother of two nearly 50 times in her home in April, then stuffed her dismembered body in a duffel bag and dumped it at a park.

READ MORE: David Bonola indicted in murder of Queens mother Orsolya Gaal

Investigators say Bonola had been having an affair with the victim.

Bonola will be formally sentenced on Nov. 16.

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First published on November 2, 2022 / 8:35 PM EDT

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