It is bad enough when a man is murdered in your backyard - but it is worse when the city leaves you to mop up the mess, the New York Post reported Sunday.
That was the lament of three Queens, N.Y., women suing the city for failing to clean up a crime scene or keep a promise to advise them on how to safely scrub bodily fluids from their driveways and walkways.
Grace Scott, 56, was in her home with a friend when shots rang out Nov. 28, 2008.
Police told Scott and her family to stay inside as they investigated the murder of Sheldon Francis, 31.
Authorities said at the time that they would go back to talk to the homeowners about the cleanup.
No one ever did.
"I don't know how to clean up blood," said Scott, shuddering at the memory of being unable to remove the stains. "It was embedded."
Scott tried using peroxide and bleach before finally paying $4,000 to replace the concrete.
The NYPD, which is being sued for $120,000, said it does not clean up crime scenes.
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