Sources: Son, 3, of Knicks center Eddy Curry witnesses murders of mom, baby-sister in Chicago

BY FRANK ISOLA, RICH SCHAPIRO and DORIAN BLOCK
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS

Sunday, January 25th 2009, 2:20 AM
Sabo/News

Sources say Eddy Curry's 3-year-old son witnessed his mother and baby-sister's murders in their Chicago apartment Saturday.

Knicks center Eddy Curry's 3-year-old son witnessed his mother and baby-sister's murders in their Chicago apartment Saturday, according to a source close to Curry.

Nova Henry, 24, a former girlfriend of Curry's, and her 9-month-old daughter, Ava, were found shot dead by Henry's mother around 6 p.m. Saturday, authorities said.

Curry's son was found unharmed inside the South Side apartment, but his father was still described as "despondent" Saturday night.

The killer is a "known acquaintance," said Chicago Police Officer Amina Greer.

Henry had a boyfriend and had filed a restraining order against him, according to team sources.

Greer did not say whether the suspect was being questioned last night, just that the case is still "under investigation."

A Knicks source close to Curry described him as "distraught" upon learning of the woman's death and what his son witnessed.

Curry was told of the murders after the team's loss to Philadelphia last night and cried upon hearing the news, said the source.

Henry had claimed the murdered 9-month-old infant was Curry's child, but the player has adamantly denied it.

Autopsies were set to be performed Sunday.

Curry flew back to New York from Philadelphia with the team last night, and the source was not sure if he was staying in the city or going to Chicago.

Curry is married and has four children with his wife, Patrice - Eddy III, Reign, Reigan and Reiganna, according to the Knicks media guide.

In 2007, Curry and his wife were bound and robbed at gunpoint in the family's suburban Chicago mansion by three gun-wielding thugs.

Saturday's tragic incident comes during an especially tumultuous period for Curry.

Two weeks ago, the Knicks star was sued by his former driver who accused him of making sexual advances, forcing him to perform demeaning tasks and twice pointing a gun at him.

Ex-driver David Kuchinsky also claimed that Curry bombarded him with racial and religious epithets.

Curry has played in just one game this season after missing the first 35 games with a right knee injury.

He arrived for preseason training out of shape and was set back further by a bacterial infection that forced him to miss the first six days of training camp.

Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni has repeatedly insisted Curry needs to improve his conditioning and drop some weight before he can become an effective player again.

dblock@nydailynews.com

Posted by BigC:

Posted by Nalod:

I do feel for Eddy.

Why does eddy have a 3 year old son when he is married with 4 kids with his wife? He denied the murdered little girl was his. she was 9 mos old. Why does he even have to deny this?

This is tragic.

Eddy needs to focus on his family and his profession. He seems to just be a big sweetheart of a guy, which is fine, but we eddy is a professionall basketball player who is really failing at upholding his commitment to his team, fans and his contract.

He needs to take care of things.

I wrote awhile back that I feel Eddy is getting extorted by someone. We can say that he needs to get focused all we want but we are not in that position. At this point it's not about the fans.

Posted by 4949:

Posted by BigC:

Posted by Nalod:

I do feel for Eddy.

Why does eddy have a 3 year old son when he is married with 4 kids with his wife? He denied the murdered little girl was his. she was 9 mos old. Why does he even have to deny this?

This is tragic.

Eddy needs to focus on his family and his profession. He seems to just be a big sweetheart of a guy, which is fine, but we eddy is a professionall basketball player who is really failing at upholding his commitment to his team, fans and his contract.

He needs to take care of things.

I wrote awhile back that I feel Eddy is getting extorted by someone. We can say that he needs to get focused all we want but we are not in that position. At this point it's not about the fans.

Not to be mean about it, but Curry has had the resources to move his family away from the Murder Capital of the World. It's the place were Curry was tied up himself and robbed. The place were Q's bro was also shot to death. There's nothing 'sweet home' about chicago.

Posted by arkrud:

I am not playa but... this looks very suspicios to me.
Looks like somebody ordered this murder.
I hope Eddy has no role in this... but who knows?

Posted by TMS:

he got robbed & beatdown in his house at gunpoint in his house a little while back too... this is pretty crazy.