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Queens Man Charged In Strangulation Death Of Grandmother Rosemary Little

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- The grandson of a Queens woman found strangled to death inside her basement closet has been charged with murder.

Rosemary Little, 62, was found inside her home on 175th Street in Jamaica after 11 p.m. Monday night.

1010 WINS' Al Jones speaks with a niece of the victim

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Family members are now dealing with a trouble tragedy -- losing a loved one and seeing another, 26-year-old Christopher Jackson, charged with a crime.

"We remember good things. Unfortunately, the way that things are unfolding, it's very stressful," Little's niece told 1010 WINS' Al Jones.

Her niece said Little was an angel, who always wore a smile and was "ready to welcome people and just love on them."

"She was a great woman," she said.

Family members said the woman raised Jackson since he was a little boy and are still trying to come to grips with what actually happened.

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