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SI stabbing suspect to be arraigned today on murder charges: authorities

The man suspected of fatally stabbing a Staten Island groom-to-be at his engagement party will be arraigned today on charges of murder and weapons possession, authorities said.

Redinel Dervishaj, 35, allegedly plunged a butcher’s knife into the chest of bricklayer Anthony Lacertosa, 27, during an early-morning melee last Saturday in front of the Espana Restaurant.

Dervishaj was nabbed Tuesday hiding out at his aunt’s home in Illinois, police said. He waived extradition and was returned to Staten Island yesterday.

The deadly brawl was sparked when Dervishaj and restaurant manager Ridi Zeneli returned to the eatery to close up and spotted two members of Lacertosa’s entourage urinating on the front of the establishment, sources previously told The Post.

Yesterday, Lacertosa was mourned by several hundred people at his funeral in St. Thomas Church in Pleasant Plains.