Rego Park man pleads guilty to beating his mother to death
Body of Roman Gorbunova’s mom found in the lake at Flushing Meadows Corona Park
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
A Rego Park man admitted
to bludgeoning his mother
to death and dumping her
body in the lake at Flushing
Meadows Corona Park
back in 2016, prosecutors
announced Tuesday.
Roman Gorbunova, 24,
pleaded guilty to first-degree
manslaughter on June 17. He
is due to return to court on
July 9, where a judge indicated
he would sentence Gorbunova
to an indeterminate term of 24
years in prison.
“This defendant has
admitted to one of the most
unthinkable crimes — killing
the woman who gave him life,”
said acting District Attorney
John M. Ryan. “This was a
heinous act and instead of
taking responsibility for his
actions, the defendant tried to
cover up what he did by getting
rid of his mother’s dead body
and dumping her in a lake in
a nearby park. The defendant
will now spend many years
behind bars for his actions.”
According to charges, on
Sept. 27, 2016, Gorbunova got
into an argument with his
mother, 58-year-old Lyubov
Gorbunova. Following the
argument, Gorbunova fatally
wounded his mother by
striking her in the head with a
plate and numerous times with
a blunt instrument, ultimately
leading to her death.
Gorbunova then stuffed his
mother’s remains into a body
bag and ordered a car service,
who took him to Flushing
Meadows Corona Park. He
dumped his mother’s body
into the lake.
The mother was reported
missing one week later on
Oct. 4, 2016. Her body was
discovered on Oct. 8, and
Gorbunova was arrested
shortly afterward.
Roman Gorbunov faces 24 years in prison for beating his mother to death and dumping her body in a lake in Flushing Meadows Corona
Park. Photo by Mari Estrella/ RHS NEWS
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