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NYC man who killed Grubhub driver resting on Manhattan park bench arrested

A Queens man has been arrested and charged with murder for the senseless slaying of an innocent Grubhub deliveryman in Manhattan last week, police said.

Joseph Sandoval, 23, was arrested on Friday for the brutal killing of 51-year old Sala Miah, a Bangladeshi immigrant whom he fatally slashed in the face and abdomen just after 1 a.m. on Oct. 16.

Sandoval was caught on camera sitting down on a bench next to Miah and then snatching the victim’s e-bike.

When Miah fought back, Sandoval slashed him in the face and stabbed him in the stomach, cops said.

NYC man who killed Grubhub driver resting on Manhattan park bench arrested
Victim Sala Miah, deliveryman who was stabbed to death by a mugger who robbed his E-bike at Sara D. Roosevelt Park on Hester St. near Chrystie St. about 1 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021.

Sandoval left Miah bleeding on the bench and rode off on the stolen e-bike, said cops.

The father of two was rushed to Bellevue Hospital but succumbed to his injuries, cops said.

Miah’s brother-in-law Muhammad Ahsan, 44, told The Post after the incident that Miah was a hard worker who sent money back to his 19-year-old daughter and 11-year-old son who remain in Bangladesh.

She said he left the Asian nation fearing for his life over his dissenting political views.

“Now he lost his life here,” said Ahsan, who had to break the horrible news to Miah’s family.

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