Syosset teen gets 12 years in prison for fatal stabbing

An 18-year-old Syosset man was sentenced Nov. 4 to 12 years in prison after admitting to stabbing a 15-year-old boy to death at a house party in West Babylon last year. Aiden Zachary pleaded guilty on Oct. 15 before Judge Karen Kerr at Suffolk County court to first-degree manslaughter in the death of Liam Delemo. “This case is nothing short of tragic,” Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney said. “The defendant’s violent behavior will follow him, and affect  the lives of multiple families, long after his sentence is served. We hope the young victim’s loved ones find a measure of solace in knowing that justice was  served.”   Prosecutors said Zachary was asked to leave a house party that he went to without being invited, then got into an altercation with the victim, who Zachary stabbed in the arm and abdomen at 10 p.m. on Nov. 3, 2015. Zachary fled the scene and was apprehended a week later. The victim was taken to Good Samaritan hospital, where he was later pro