23-Year-Old Charged with Murder in Fatal Stabbing of Uncle in Harlem

Defense Claims Act was in Self-Defense, Citing Alleged Surveillance Footage and History of Fear

Nehemiah Terry-Peterson, 23, is charged with murder and weapon possession in the fatal stabbing of his uncle, 74-year-old Beverly Simon, in their shared Harlem apartment.
The incident occurred during an argument between the two men, though the cause of the dispute remains unclear.
Police found Simon unconscious and unresponsive with a knife wound to his torso, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Two knives were recovered at the scene and Terry-Peterson was taken into custody at the apartment.
Terry-Peterson's attorney claims he acted in self-defense, stating that there is surveillance footage to support this claim and that Terry-Peterson and his family had been 'living in terror' of Simon.