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Woman's Mutilated Body Found In Queens Park
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Christopher Robbins
Published Oct 12, 2015
Modified Oct 12, 2015
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Published Oct 12, 2015
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A woman's body was found mutilated in Kissena Park yesterday afternoon.
Police found the woman at around 3 p.m. near the park's entrance at Colden Street and Laburnum Avenue. An NYPD release states that the woman had "slash wounds to the neck and stomach." The Daily News reports that the cuts "exposed her organs," despite being fully clothed, and that she had bruises on her neck.
The woman's identity is being held pending family notification. (The Daily News reports that she was in her 40s.) The Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death, but police are investigating the incident as a homicide.
As of October 4th the city has seen 21 more murders than last year, an 8% increase, according to NYPD data [PDF].
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Christopher Robbins
Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.
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