{"id":506523,"date":"2022-11-04T04:12:56","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T01:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/aides-shield-kathy-hochul-from-keaira-bennefield-murder-questions\/"},"modified":"2022-11-04T04:12:56","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T01:12:56","slug":"aides-shield-kathy-hochul-from-keaira-bennefield-murder-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/aides-shield-kathy-hochul-from-keaira-bennefield-murder-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"#Aides shield Kathy Hochul from Keaira Bennefield murder questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dbe20d2d45\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dbe20d2d45\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/aides-shield-kathy-hochul-from-keaira-bennefield-murder-questions\/#%E2%80%9CAides_shield_Kathy_Hochul_from_Keaira_Bennefield_murder_questions%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Aides shield Kathy Hochul from Keaira Bennefield murder questions&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CAides_shield_Kathy_Hochul_from_Keaira_Bennefield_murder_questions%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Aides shield Kathy Hochul from Keaira Bennefield murder questions&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Gov. Kathy Hochul hid behind her handlers and bodyguards Thursday to avoid addressing her claim that \u201cthe system\u201d was to blame for the shocking, bail reform-related killing of an upstate mother of three.<\/p>\n<p>During a campaign event at an MTA bus depot on Manhattan\u2019s West Side, Hochul \u2014 who sits atop the state\u2019s government \u2014 ignored repeated questions from The Post while being shielded by her political aides and members of her security detail.<\/p>\n<p>At one point, the Democratic incumbent even locked eyes with a reporter before looking away.<\/p>\n<p>Two campaign aides also ran interference for Hochul, saying, \u201cShe\u2019s not taking questions\u201d and \u201cWe\u2019re not doing any questions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re sticking with the schedule, trying to keep everything organized here,\u201d one said during the 20-minute event. <\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the mother of tragic Buffalo mom Keaira Bennefield said Hochul \u201cshould be charged\u201d in the Oct. 5 shotgun slaying of Bennefield, who was allegedly shot by her estranged husband one day after he was freed without bail in an earlier, alleged assault on her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe failed me,\u201d grieving mom Tammy Hudson said of the governor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe let me down and my daughter down, and she needs to make a change with the bail reform.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/hochul-scardy-cat-326-1.jpg?w=682\" alt=\"Bennefield's husband had been released from jail 24 hours prior on domestic violence charges. \" class=\"wp-image-24524129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/hochul-scardy-cat-326-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/hochul-scardy-cat-326-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/hochul-scardy-cat-326-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/hochul-scardy-cat-326-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>Bennefield\u2019s husband had been released from jail 24 hours prior on domestic violence charges. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\/Kearia Hudson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In response, Hochul deflected blame on Wednesday, saying that \u201cthe system absolutely failed\u201d Keaira Bennefield.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe system has to work,\u201d Hochul said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOrders of protection have to be granted, transition homes have to be available and we have to make sure that judges and prosecutors charge <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ropriately.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hochul has ignored widespread calls to roll back the state\u2019s controversial, 2019 bail reform law, including from Mayor Eric Adams, who was rebuffed when he asked her to call a special session of the Legislature earlier this year.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/hochul-scardy-cat-327.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Hudson blames bail reform for the death of her daughter. \" class=\"wp-image-24523177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/hochul-scardy-cat-327.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/hochul-scardy-cat-327.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/hochul-scardy-cat-327.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Bennefield\u2019s mother Tammy Hudson blasted Kathy Hochul for her daughter\u2019s killing. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Matt Burkhartt<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Instead, Hochul said there wouldn\u2019t be any serious discussion of the issue until after the Legislature reconvenes in January.<\/p>\n<p>By contrast, her challenger \u2014 outgoing Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Long Island) \u2014 has pledged to immediately declare a crime emergency and suspend bail reform if elected next week.<\/p>\n<p>After losing ground to underdog Zeldin in the polls, Hochul belatedly began addressing the issue of public safety and she invoked it Thursday during brief remarks to members of the Transport Workers Union Local 100.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll take back our streets and make them safe so you don\u2019t have to worry about anything other than servicing the public,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re gonna focus on that, working with the mayor. Our bus drivers, our bus operators, everybody who\u2019s part of the system on our subways: you deserve to be safe, as well \u2014 and also, your families.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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