Accused Killer's Conspirer Calls Boonton Shooting An 'Accident'

Jurors heard a recording Wednesday in which Kashif Parvaiz, a Brooklyn man accused of conspiring with a woman to shoot his wife to death in a Boonton street in 2011, told investigators the incident was an "accident" and not meant to happen, according to a news report.

Parvaiz, 26, and Antoinette Stephen, a 28-year-old from Billerica, Mass., were charged with murder following a Morris County Prosecutor's Office investigation into the death of Nazish Noorani, 27, in August 2011. 

Parvaiz, and Stephen were allegedly acquaintances and plotted the killing of Noorani together, according to former Morris County Prosecutor Robert Bianchi. Noorani and Parvaiz were walking with their then-3-year-old son on the 400-block of Cedar Street when neighbors reported sounds of gunshots. Two sustained gunshot wounds, Parvaiz and Noorani, who ultimately died from her injuries. The couple's son was not injured.

While Stephen pleaded guilty to shooting Noorani during a court appearance in May, Parvaiz remains charged with conspiracy to kill his wife. In the recording of the interview of Parvaiz just five hours after Noorani's death, Parvaiz did not speak of the weapon used to kill his wife, according to The Star-Ledger.

Also during Wednesday's hearing, former Morris County Prosecutor’s Capt. Jeffrey Paul testified that Parvaiz claimed his wife had psychiatric issues and that there were problems in their marriage. Court documents allege Parvaiz physically abused Noorani and that she was scared to leave him.