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JS NEWSDAYCOm" A18 Convicted Under the big top daughter After single day of deliberation jury finds birth mother guilty of second-degree murder for role in 1990 killing of 4-year-old daughter since 1996 During the trial attorney Mary Elizabeth Abbate of Deer Park criticized police and prosecutors for what she called their haphazard investigation and said there was no proof that Felix Quinonez 13 gets a laugh with during the touch session after yesterday's performance of the Big Apple Circus in Manhattan Hundreds of children with sensory impairments gathered at Damrosch Park at Lincoln Center yesterday for the show kidnap try the remains belonged to Jennifer Daniel Fritzlo 30 said he and his fellow jurors were convinced early on that the bones did belong to the girl and were appalled by rallmia demeanor In a videotaped police interview when she denied even having a daughter was astonishing how she even care She was kicking her feet said Fritzlo of Khairual Abdul Hampton Bays He guilty said that although he was not totally convinced that Abdul and not Singh delivered the fatal blow Abdul had a responsibility to save her daughter Although prosecutors maintain that Abdul killed her daughter jurors did not have to conclude that to find her guilty because she also was Singh charged with acting stand trial as an accomplice to BY ALFONSO A CASTILLO alfonsocastillonewsdaycom Khairual Abdul greeted her conviction yesterday for murdering her 4-year-old daughter with a shrug Abdul simply sat down after a jury in Riveihead found her guilty of killing Jennifer Shafiq inside her Queens basement apartment 17 years ago But elsewhere in die River-head courtroom prosecutors police and Jennifer's foster mother hugged cried and reveled in the first victory in their lengthy quest for justice for die girl whose remains were discovered on a Manorville roadside 11 years ago didn't have a tear in her foster mother Lucille Ventrelli 77 said of Abdul who faces a maximum of 25 years to life in prison when she is sentenced Dec 12 disgusts After six weeks of testimony jurors deliberated for one day before convicting her of second-de- gree murder Prosecutors said Abdul 4 abused Jennifer for months before finally shoving her to the ground in December 1990 causing the child to hit her head go into a seizure and die father Parmjit Singh 50 buried the girl alongside the Island Expressway Manorville where her skull was discovered in Jennifer's parents were arrested last year in Sacramento Calif Singh is awaiting trial on murder charges Prosecutors Dari Schwartz Victim Mom was found Dad Pzrmjit is yet to Girl 9 flees New York City Police said a 9-year-old girl fought off an attempted abductor yesterday afternoon biting the hand after he grabbed her neck from behind as she walked to an after-school program cm a Bush-wick street The 430 pm incident occurred as the girl tried to walk from PS 299 at Bushwkk Avenue and Madison Street to an after-school program She was I from behind at Car-and Evergreen avenues authorities said Police said the man grabbed the girl around the neck and tried to pull her away with him Fed bill would fund 2nd Ave subway LIRR The final version of a federal appropriations bill now headed to the full House and Senate Cor votes in those chambers includes $215 million for a $63 billion project to connect the Long island Rail Road with Grand Central Terminal by 2014k New two senators said vesterdav The bill also includes $170 million for a $34-billion phase of the Second Avenue subway between 125th Street and Hanover Square Sens Hillary Clinton and Chuck Srhnnvr antywiwd Tli tire project is slated for completion in 2020 The East Side Access plan will run up to 24 trains during peak hours in and out of Grand Central precious time off daily commutes and easing traffic in the teeming Penn Schumer sud in a news release The Second Avenue subway will help ease crowding on the 4 5 and 6 lines on Manhattan's East Side carrying 600000 people each day project is a priority for New Yorkers and for a city that is in desperate need for another subway line on the East Clinton said in the release STEVE RITEA Gore's green firm comes to NY but the girl struggled to break free biting him on the left hand and running away to find safety at the after-school program The girl was not hurt but she was taken to Wyckoff Heights Medical Center for evaluation Police said the suspect is white with a thin build a black beard stands about 6-foot-2 and wore a long black shirt and black pants The suspect also may have had gold teeth in the front of his mouth Officer Martin Brown a spokesman said the suspect remains at large ZACHARY DOWDY its US operations said the building our building is on the cutting edge of sustainable technology it is the product of decades of planning and its location and design are second to Knight said The tower will be constructed largely of recycled and recyclable building materials and will feature energy-saving technology It also will have an onsite cogeneration plant that will produce much of the building's electricity using natural gas Bank of America will occupy 37 floors Other tenants include clothing designer Flie Tahari The Associated Press murder Fritzlo wiped tears from his eyes as the jury foreman read the verdict Tm thinking about Jennifer and Miss Fritzlo said mother taught me forgiveness but she Abdul has to pay for what she The remains of Jennifer who would have turned 21 last Friday were found with a size 4T shirt that read Heart Belongs to The shirt was given to her by Ventrelli who raised the child from when she was a month old until she was returned to Abdul six months before her death was my beautiful Ventrelli said after the verdict grandma still loves NEWSDAY THURSDAY NOVEMBER IS 2007 wwwjMwsdayxom Jennifer Shafiq A1 environmentally friendly investment firm is opening an office in a green skyscraper going up in midtown Manhattan The 51-story Bank of America tower opposite Bryant Park on Sixth Avenue is set to open in May and will house 2J million square feet of office space Generation Investment Management the firm founded in 2004 by Gore and former Goldman Sachs executive David Blood is poised to sign a lease agreement for 5000 square feet on the 48th floor theparties announced yesterday The company has offices in London and Washington Peter Knight president of and Kerriann Kelly called the conviction a that could not have happened without Suffolk Det Douglas Mercer who worked on the case.