A Brooklyn grandmother was allegedly killed by her younger husband inside their Brooklyn apartment – and the gruesome scene was discovered after her concerned son called the cops to check on her, authorities and sources said. 

Maria Ines Granda, 59, was found face-down on the sofa around 9:30 a.m. inside the apartment on 79th Street near Third Avenue in Bay Ridge, according to cops and law enforcement sources.

Members of the NYPD’s Emergency Service Unit made the grisly discovery after the Granda’s son called for a wellness check, the sources said. 

The 59-year-old grandmother was found face-down on the sofa around 9:30 a.m. inside the apartment on 79th Street near Third Avenue in Bay Ridge. Paul Martinka for NY Post

The woman – who neighbors say had two sons and two granddaughters – was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS workers, police said. 

Several hours after Granda was discovered, her husband — 47-year-old Mauricio Granda — was taken into custody about two miles away at 52nd Street and Seventh Avenue in Sunset Park, where the victim’s son had tracked him, according to police and sources. 

Multiple specialized cops responded to pull Mauricio from his car, where he had barricaded himself, the sources said.

He was charged with murder in connection with Ines’ death. 

Foul play is suspected in the Bay Ridge woman’s death. Paul Martinka for NY Post

Neighbors were stunned to hear about the suspicious death.

“They live in front of me and I didn’t know anything at all. I never heard any commotion coming from over there, only the dog,” said Sou Heir, 56, who said it’s not unusual to hear the couple’s pooch barking. “Nobody knows what happened except the dog.”

Police found the woman’s body after her son called for a wellness check, sources said. Paul Martinka for NY Post

“He was good. She was good also,” Heir added. “They looked like they were in love…..but nobody knows what happens behind the doors.”

“I feel they were good neighbors, I don’t know what happened. We are sad.”

Neighbor Laura Colatraella, a retired attorney, said she last saw Ines Friday or Saturday night walking her golden labradoodle, a gift from her son. 

She last saw Mauricio earlier last week, looking for a delivery package when he came home from work.

“I never saw any problems with them. I never saw them fighting, you know, any dispute,”  Colatraella said.  

Colatraella described the victim as a hard-working home health care worker who often worked six or seven days in a row, including some overnight shifts.

Mauricio Granda is seen at his arraignment in Brooklyn Criminal Court, on Sept. 17, 2026. Robert Mecea for New York Post/POOL PHOTO

“She had a really sweet personality – very, very kind, very sweet, nice and friendly to everyone,” the retiree said. “It was very easy to talk to her, we talked a lot.”

“I just feel really bad,” she added.

Additional reporting by Daniel Cody