UPDATE 10:20AM Tuesday: A highly credible source tells YWN, that the person in custody had jumped in front of a train around a week ago. The incident occurred on Avenue J an East 16th Street, and at the time, the victim was in critical condition. His current condition is unknown. The incident was reported at the time on YWN NYC.
UPDATE 8:50AM Tuesday: The decomposing body of a woman was discovered in a Brooklyn home Monday night, along with a note claiming the victim had been casting spells on her husband.
The 57-year-old woman was found by police responding to a report of a foul odor coming from the home on Avenue N in Midwood just before 9:45 p.m.
Officers found the victim’s body in in the basement in a severe state of decomposition. She is estimated to have been dead for at least a week.
Police say she had been stabbed multiple times in the back.
The officers discovered a note on her body, purportedly written by her husband, claiming that she was casting spells on him.
Detectives were looking for the husband, who has not been seen recently. As a result of the ongoing investigation, a person of interest has been taken into custody, but it not clear who that person was.
Identification of the victim is pending proper family notification.
FIRST REPORT 10:45PM Monday: The NYPD is investigating a homicide in the heart of Flatbush, Monday night.
Sources tell YWN NYC, that a female was found with multiple stab wounds in the basement of a home on Avenue N and East 14th Street. She was apparently murdered more than a week ago, and just discovered this evening.
A crime scene has been established, with numerous detectives on the scene interviewing neighbors. The NYC Medical Examiners Office is on the scene, as well as volunteers from Misaskim.
UPDATE 6:15AM Tuesday: The NYPD has taken a person of interest into custody in regards to this case.
No further information is available about the victim or the incident.
(YWN Desk – NYC / AP / WABC)
6 Responses
This is on YWN because ???
Did the Misaskim on the scene bring the meis to a levaya?
seriously? this happened in the heart of flatbush and the woman was Jewish.. If this is not relavant news enough for you dont click on the article.
This is on YWN because this is a predominantly Jewish neighborhood.
You know for a fact that the woman was Jewish?
According to the NY Daily News ( http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/grisly-find-stabbed-woman-body-article-1.1362618 ) her name was Chava Friedfertig, age 55.