Scarsdale 26-year-old charged with stabbing and killing mom at her home — NYC suburbs’ first homicide in a decade
A 26-year-old man, Chester Green, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder after allegedly stabbing and beating his mother, Marian Green, to death in their Scarsdale home. The killing marks the first homicide in the affluent suburb in ten years. Authorities said the motive is unknown and the suspect is being held pending a court appearance on August 5.
- ▪Chester Green, 26, is accused of stabbing and beating his 71-year-old mother, Marian Green, inside their $2.5 million house in Scarsdale between Sunday and Tuesday.
- ▪Marian Green was a well‑known disability advocate and chaired the village’s Advisory Council for People with Disabilities.
- ▪Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced the charges and emphasized the rarity of such violent crimes in the town, which has not seen a homicide since 2016.
- ▪Chester Green was taken to White Plains Hospital after police found him outside the home and was arraigned virtually, where he was ordered held without bail pending a hearing on August 5.
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Metro Scarsdale 26-year-old charged with stabbing and killing mom at her home — NYC suburbs’ first homicide in a decade By Zoe Hussain Published July 8, 2026, 9:46 p.m. ET (function() { var overlay = document.getElementById("nyp-player-lcp-overlay"); if (!overlay) { return; } function hideOverlay() { overlay.remove(); } function afterDCL() { requestAnimationFrame(hideOverlay); } if (document.readyState === "loading") { document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", afterDCL, { once: true }); } else { afterDCL(); } })(); See more of our coverage in your search results.
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