Bodega clerk Jose Alba leaves NYC 'afraid for his life,' mulls move back to Dominican Republic: report
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New York City bodega worker Jose Alba left the city and is considering a move back to the Dominican Republic after being cleared of murder charges in a deadly self-defense stabbing.
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Surveillance video shows Simon threatened Alba, came behind the counter and shoved him into a wall before Alba reached for a knife and fatally stabbed the six-foot tall man. Despite claiming self-defense, Alba was charged with murder.
Simon’s girlfriend apparently grew enraged with Alba for taking back items out of her daughter’s hand that they couldn’t pay for using her electronic welfare card. Simon came back into the store wanting to fight Alba, but Alba tried to avoid further confrontation before he was attacked, according to court documents.