Overview

• Police say 19-year-old Damien Hurstel confessed to killing and decapitating Anthony Casalaspro inside a West Brighton home.
• He is charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon.
• In an interview, mother Alicia Zayas says her 16-year-old daughter saw the body and heard Hurstel ask whether their mother should live.
• Zayas describes years of treatment for severe mental-health issues and says doctors altered his medications in January without notifying her.
• The New York Post published a photo of the bathroom scene and reported nearby implements, including a saw, a bowl and a spoon.