‘Pure Evil’ Transgender ‘Woman’ Who Fatally Stabbed Postal Worker Inside NYC Deli Sentenced to 15 Years

The knife-wielding transgender [man] who viciously stabbed a postal worker to death in a Harlem deli earlier this year was sentenced Thursday to 15 years behind bars.

Jaia Cruz, 24 — who ruthlessly killed USPS worker Ray Hodges after an argument in January — was given the sentence after striking a plea deal, infuriating relatives of Hodges at the Manhattan court hearing who wanted more time.

“This is pure evil. This is a disgusting excuse for a human being and you allowed a second chance,” the mother of Hodges’ children, whose name wasn’t immediately clear, told Judge Gregory Carro.

“When people like this are allowed plea bargains, you get broken families, you get us. I’m not happy with fifteen years,” she raged. “To all these postal workers, be careful when you are out there working your route.”

In April, Cruz pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter in the Jan. 2 slaying of Hodges, a 36-year-old father of two, at Joe’s Deli Grocery. (Read more from “‘Pure Evil’ Transgender ‘Woman’ Who Fatally Stabbed Postal Worker Inside NYC Deli Sentenced to 15 Years” HERE)

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