Teen squatters bought engagement ring, AirPods and a Playstation with credit card that belonged to mother whose body they stuffed in a duffel bag after beating her to death with a frying pan, cops say

Halley Tejada appears in court in a 'Yeah... no.' t-shirt as he's charged with murder

Kensly Alston, 18, was wearing a Scooby-Doo shirt as she entered the courtroom

Two teenage squatters accused of murdering a mother and concealing her body in a duffel bag were revealed to have used her credit card to purchase an engagement ring, according to court proceedings.

Halley Tejada, 19, and Kensly Alston, 18, appeared in New York Supreme Court on Thursday facing charges in the death of Nadia Vitels, a 52-year-old woman whose body was discovered in a duffel bag in her New York City apartment on March 14.

Medvedev said his mother, Nadia Vitels, 52, loved her dog and she had adopted the pup while going through a hard time in her life, caring for her sick parents

The medical examiner's report classified her death as a homicide, citing multiple facial fractures, a brain bleed, two broken ribs, and blunt-force trauma to the head.

Prosecutors allege that Tejada and Alston unlawfully entered Vitels' apartment on March 10 and remained there for two days until she returned home with her dog and confronted them, instructing them to leave. It's claimed that Tejada stomped on her head and struck her with a frying pan, while Alston kicked her body. They then allegedly wrapped her neck and body with a cord.

Nadia Vitels, 52, was found inside the bag in the East 31st Street apartment in Manhattan's Kips Bay on March 14 after her family called the building superintendent to do a wellness check

After the incident, the pair reportedly fled to Pennsylvania in Vitels' Lexus. Alston allegedly bragged to authorities about their life together, which included using Vitels' credit card to buy various items, including an engagement ring, AirPods, and a PlayStation 5.

The circumstances of how the teens accessed Vitels' apartment and whether they had any prior connection to her before the murder remain unclear.

During their court appearance, Tejada wore a top with the words "Yeah. No." on it, while Alston sported a Scooby-Doo shirt, black sweatpants, and sandals.

The suspects were apprehended by US Marshals on March 22. NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny speculated that squatters had taken over Vitels' apartment, leading to the fatal confrontation upon her return.

The medical examiner ruled her death a homicide after an autopsy revealed she died from blunt-force trauma to the head

The investigation indicated that the suspects fled in Vitels' Lexus SUV, which was observed on surveillance footage around the time of the incident. Authorities believe they drove across the George Washington Bridge into New Jersey before crashing the vehicle in Pennsylvania's Lower Paxton Township.

The building's superintendent, Jean Pompee, who had been living there for over two decades, was alerted by Vitels' relatives and discovered her body in a duffel bag inside her apartment.

During Vitels' funeral, her son, Michael Medvedev, spoke fondly of her love for her dog, whom she had adopted during a difficult period in her life, referring to him as her "best friend" and "man."

Pompee, recounting the distressing discovery, mentioned finding the dog unaccompanied and the unusual presence of a bag in the closet, prompting suspicion of foul play.