Mom of postal worker killed in NY deli stabbing slams plea deal: ‘She’ll get out early and kill again’

The mom of a postal worker stabbed to decease successful a Manhattan deli slammed prosecutors Wednesday for striking a woody to fto her son’s ruthless slayer return a plea woody for conscionable 15 years down bars.

“She’s going to get retired early and termination again,” Ada Rice told The Post aft Jaia Cruz, 24, pleaded blameworthy to first-degree manslaughter successful nan Jan. 2 slaying of USPS postman Roy Hodge astatine Joe’s Deli Grocery successful Harlem.

The plea woody comes little than 3 months aft prosecutors indicted Cruz connected a second-degree execution complaint for nan broad-daylight killing, which carries a maximum situation condemnation of 25 years to life.

But Hodge’s mom said she was near stunned erstwhile Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Elizabeth Clerkin told Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Gregory Carro that Cruz “expresses remorse and has asked to judge work for [Hodge’s] death” — contempt prosecutors’ admitting Hodge’s family opposed nan offer.

Rice said she was near “very upset” pinch nan judicial strategy successful portion because she claims nan Manhattan DA’s agency had told her that they believed successful nan spot of nan case, particularly a video from wrong nan bodega which allegedly shows Cruz spar pinch Hodge aft he trim her successful statement astatine nan deli counter.

“Initially, nan DA told maine that location would beryllium nary plea woody because they said they saw nan video and [that they’re] satisfied,” Rice said, who besides expressed regret arsenic to why Cruz hasn’t been charged federally.

“I’m upset this personification wasn’t charged federally,” she said. “[My son] died successful a national uniform, which makes him a national employee.”

The 2 past sewage into it erstwhile Hodge threw a integrative citrus juice vessel astatine Cruz earlier she began to stab him aggregate times, prosecutors person said. When Hodge collapsed to nan ground, Cruz stood complete him and said, “He deserved it.”

Prosecutors said that Cruz had requested an early solution successful nan case.

At nan proceeding Wednesday, 1 of Hodge’s supporters had to beryllium escorted retired by tribunal serviceman because she flipped retired astatine nan offer.

“This is not justice!” nan female screamed wrong nan courtroom, according to witnesses. “You said you was happy to spot him die!”

Cruz’s attorney, Mitchell Schuman, did not instantly respond to remark regarding nan plea deal.

Schuman had accused Hodge of being nan aggressor astatine Cruz’s arraignment successful January, claiming that video showed he took disconnected his overgarment and struck her first — causing Cruz to respond and stab him pinch nan knife.

He besides said that Hodge berated her pinch slurs earlier nan altercation.

As portion of nan plea deal, Cruz will besides beryllium sentenced to 5 years supervised release.

She is expected to beryllium sentenced connected May 28.