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| The 30-year-old man accused of fatally stabbing the step-granddaughter of Morgan Freeman has been charged with murder and taken to hospital for a psychological examination, the New York police department said on Monday. | The 30-year-old man accused of fatally stabbing the step-granddaughter of Morgan Freeman has been charged with murder and taken to hospital for a psychological examination, the New York police department said on Monday. |
| A spokesman for the NYPD said police found 33-year-old Edena Hines lying on the street outside her Manhattan apartment with multiple stab wounds in her torso after they were called to the home just before 3am. Hines was pronounced dead at Harlem Hospital. | A spokesman for the NYPD said police found 33-year-old Edena Hines lying on the street outside her Manhattan apartment with multiple stab wounds in her torso after they were called to the home just before 3am. Hines was pronounced dead at Harlem Hospital. |
| Lamar Davenport, described by police as Hines’s boyfriend, was arrested at the scene and charged with second-degree murder, according to police. He was taken to the hospital, where he is undergoing a psychological evaluation. Davenport lived with Hines in a nearby apartment. | Lamar Davenport, described by police as Hines’s boyfriend, was arrested at the scene and charged with second-degree murder, according to police. He was taken to the hospital, where he is undergoing a psychological evaluation. Davenport lived with Hines in a nearby apartment. |
| A neighbor told DNAinfo that he witnessed Davenport behaving erratically and “screaming manically” over Hines’s body in the street. | A neighbor told DNAinfo that he witnessed Davenport behaving erratically and “screaming manically” over Hines’s body in the street. |
| “He was yelling, ‘Jesus Christ is born!’ at the top of his lungs,” Bryndon Tarafa, 28, told the website. “He said it three or four times. He was yelling for five minutes and getting louder as he went on.” NYPD officials confirmed this account to DNAinfo. | “He was yelling, ‘Jesus Christ is born!’ at the top of his lungs,” Bryndon Tarafa, 28, told the website. “He said it three or four times. He was yelling for five minutes and getting louder as he went on.” NYPD officials confirmed this account to DNAinfo. |
| “She was on her back, laying flat,” Tarafa said. “She wasn’t moving. I was pretty sure she was dead. The police came and put something over her.” | “She was on her back, laying flat,” Tarafa said. “She wasn’t moving. I was pretty sure she was dead. The police came and put something over her.” |
| Patrick Curry, another witness, told Reuters: “He was kneeling over her and screaming about ‘God has arisen.’ He was totally off the ranch.” | Patrick Curry, another witness, told Reuters: “He was kneeling over her and screaming about ‘God has arisen.’ He was totally off the ranch.” |
| Playwright and novelist Carl Hancock Rux, a friend of Hines, said he has been “inconsolable” since he learned of her death. | |
| “We’ve been robbed – the world and me, and all the people who loved her – of a very precious, vital person and it just feels really unfair,” Rux said. | |
| Rux said he had only met Davenport once and described the relationship as “on-again, off-again” but said she was very fond of her Davenport. | |
| “She seemed to have a lot of love for him and that was important to me to see,” he said. | |
| Rux said he had long tried to persuade her to move back to New York to pursue her acting career. By the time she moved, he was away teaching in Virginia for the summer. They texted often, and when they were finally in the same city again, made plans to meet. They had plans to get dinner and see a play last Friday, but he had rescheduled for later this week. | |
| “I have so much regret that the larger public didn’t get to witness her artistry, her brilliance, her effervescence and her smile,” Rux said. “She was magnetic. She was always the center of attention, and such a force. I really regret that the world didn’t get the chance to experience that.” | |
| Hines was the granddaughter of Freeman’s first wife, Jeanette Adair Bradshaw, who was divorced from the actor in 1979. She had studied acting at New York University and was an actor, a writer, and was involved in teaching urban youth in Tennessee, according to her website. Hines recently played a receptionist in 5 Flights Up, a movie starring Freeman that was released in May. | Hines was the granddaughter of Freeman’s first wife, Jeanette Adair Bradshaw, who was divorced from the actor in 1979. She had studied acting at New York University and was an actor, a writer, and was involved in teaching urban youth in Tennessee, according to her website. Hines recently played a receptionist in 5 Flights Up, a movie starring Freeman that was released in May. |
| “The world will never know her artistry and talent, and how much she had to offer. Her friends and family were fortunate enough to have known what she meant as a person,” Freeman said in the statement released on Sunday. | “The world will never know her artistry and talent, and how much she had to offer. Her friends and family were fortunate enough to have known what she meant as a person,” Freeman said in the statement released on Sunday. |
| “Her star will continue to shine bright in our hearts, thoughts and prayers. May she rest in peace.” | “Her star will continue to shine bright in our hearts, thoughts and prayers. May she rest in peace.” |
| Though Hines was Freeman’s granddaughter through a previous marriage, they are reported to have been close, and the actor’s publisher told Reuters he never referred to her as a “step” relative. | |
| The actor added on his Facebook page: “I want to acknowledge the tremendous outpouring of love and support my family has received regarding the tragic and senseless passing of my granddaughter Edena Hines. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.” | The actor added on his Facebook page: “I want to acknowledge the tremendous outpouring of love and support my family has received regarding the tragic and senseless passing of my granddaughter Edena Hines. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.” |