Defendant Allegedly Rammed Metal Object Into Child’s Brain
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Bronx man has been indicted on Attempted Aggravated Murder, Attempted Murder, Assault and other related charges for stabbing his wife and then torturing his 12-year-old stepdaughter with knives and a needlelike object.
District Attorney Clark said, “The brutality that this defendant subjected his family to is absolutely shocking. What started as an argument between the defendant and his wife descended into an ordeal of terror as he allegedly stabbed his wife and then gouged her 12-year-old daughter, allegedly shoving a tool into the girl’s head almost killing her.”
District Attorney Clark said the defendant, Joshua Burnside, 29, the Bronx, was arraigned today on Attempted Aggravated Murder, Attempted Murder in the first-degree, two counts of Attempted Murder in the second-degree, first-degree Assault, Attempted Assault in the firstdegree, five counts of second-degree Assault, third-degree Assault, three counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child and three counts of fourth-degree Criminal Possession of a Weapon. He pleaded not guilty to all charges before Bronx Supreme Court Justice Alvin Yearwood. Remand was continued. His next court date is February 23, 2026.
According to the investigation, at approximately 11 p.m. on October 22, 2025, inside an apartment in the Belmont neighborhood, the defendant and his wife got into an argument and he allegedly stabbed her in the stomach. He forced her out of the apartment and locked the door. The defendant did not harm the couple’s two children ages 5 and 2, but he allegedly stabbed her 12- year-old daughter with two knives, a fork and other objects. He then allegedly drove a 6-inchlong sharp needle-like object through her nose and into her brain.
The victims were transported to NYC Health+ Hospitals Jacobi. The 12-year-old girl was later taken to Cohen Children’s Hospital in New Hyde Park, where surgeons removed the object that was imbedded in her brain. She faces a long recovery period due to her significant injuries.
District Attorney Clark thanked NYPD Detective Brianna Constantino from the Bronx Homicide Squad and Police Officer Keanu Phillip from the 42nd Precinct for their work in the investigation.
An indictment is an accusatory instrument and not proof of a defendant’s guilt.
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