McLoughlin sends “axe murderer” to prison
- Team McLoughlin
- Jun 6, 2023
- 1 min read
Updated: May 19
POUGHKEEPSIE – A 46-year-old man was sentenced to 22 years in prison and five years of post-release supervision by Dutchess County Court Judge Edward McLoughlin on Wednesday. At a pre-trial hearing in April, Jamal Alsayes opted to plead guilty to attempted murder rather than go to trial.
Alsayes was accused of trying to kill 66-year-old Tarek Hardanger, who remains hospitalized in a vegetative state as a result of the axe bludgeoning he received from Alsayes. The attack on Hardanger was exceptionally brutal with Alsayes attacking him repeatedly with an axe and then running him over with a car. After the initial attack, Alsayes called 911 to report the incident. Hardanger is on a ventilator in a facility outside of the country after spending 15 months at Westchester Medical Center. His skull, according to his wife Debra, is caved in, and he is never expected to recover.