D.A. hosts candlelight vigil honoring victims of crime on Staten Island [Video]

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — In partnering with the William L. Murphy Staten Island Family Justice Center and Safe Horizon, District Attorney Michael E. McMahon recently hosted the 30th annual National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Candlelight Vigil.

The event, held at St. John’s University in Grymes Hill on Thursday, April 25, commemorated the lives of those lost to crime on Staten Island.

“As many across our state rush to make our criminal justice system favor the accused, it is increasingly important that we ensure the victims of crime and their voices are not left by the wayside,” McMahon said.

The culmination of a week’s worth of eventshighlighting the victims of crime and their stories, Thursday night’s solemn ceremony served as an opportunity to honor those who have survived, those whom we have lost, and those who go above and beyond to achieve justice for them and their families,’’ McMahon said. “This remembrance is more than a once-a-year event; …