Man charged in stabbing deaths of wife, toddler daughter in Ridgewood home

A man who allegedly stabbed his wife and 2-year-old daughter to death before critically injuring himself in their Queens home has been charged with murder.

Ernesto Cruz, 54, was charged Monday with murder and criminal possession of a weapon in the deaths of 41-year-old Ana Pilatagsi-Moposita and 2-year-old Analiz Cruz.

Police say the father was using FaceTime with his nephew as he was stabbing his wife and daughter. The nephew then called police, who responded just after 7 p.m. Saturday on Forest Avenue in Ridgewood…

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