Thursday, March 15, 2012

Arrest Made in NYC Dentist Killing

Police investigating the playground killing of an orthodontist who was involved in a bitter child custody dispute have arrested a relative of his ex-wife, the police commissioner said Tuesday.

Dr. Daniel Malakov, 34, died Oct. 28 while taking his 5-year-old daughter, Michelle, to a visit with his former wife, Dr. Mazoltuv Borukhova, at a playground in Queens. As the child went to greet her mother, a gunman fired three rounds into Malakov's chest.

Mikhail Malayev was arrested in Chamblee, Ga., and his fingerprints matched those found on a homemade silencer used in the killing, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said.

The 50-year-old suspect is …

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