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According to the charges, Gorbunov killed his mother after an argument inside their Rego Park apartment.
By Michael V. Cusenza
A Rego Park man has been charged in the beating death of his mother, whose body was recovered last weekend from the bottom of a lake inside Flushing Meadows Corona Park, according to Queens District Attorney Richard Brown.
Roman Gorbunov, 21, was arraigned on Saturday on a criminal complaint charging him with second-degree murder, fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, two counts of tampering with physical evidence, and concealment of a human corpse. He was ordered held without bail and to return to court on Oct. 21.
According to the complaint, on the evening of Sept. 27, Gorbunov allegedly attacked his mother, Lyubov Gorbunova, 58, after an argument inside their 62nd Drive apartment. He allegedly struck her on the head multiple times with a plate and then a blunt instrument, fatally wounding her. Gorbunov then allegedly stuffed his mother’s body into a plastic bodybag and ordered a car service to take him to Flushing Meadows Corona Park, where he dumped her and the murder weapon into Willow Lake.
According to the complaint and published reports, Gorbunov’s alleged actions that night were captured by several surveillance cameras. Detectives also obtained vital information from the driver of the livery cab.
If convicted, Gorbunov faces up to 25 years to life in prison.
