By ANDREA CAVALLIER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
New video footage reveals that a New York City bodega worker charged with murder tried to calm an angry customer who he ended up stabbing to death in self-defense when the man came behind the counter and attacked him.
Jose Alba, 61, was freed from jail last week when his bail was lowered following a public outcry over his murder charges and about whether he was trying to defend himself.
Alba is charged with second-degree murder after fatally stabbing 37-year-old career criminal, Austin Simon.
Video obtained by the New York Post reveals the bodega worker was trying to avoid confrontation with Simon in the minutes leading up to the July 1 stabbing…
