Crime & Safety
Woman Arrested In Stabbing Tried To 'Rid House Of Evil:' Report
A 66-year-old woman faces a second-degree murder charge.
Nassau Police say they have made an arrest in a fatal stabbing inside a Great Neck home on Monday afternoon.
According to authorities, 66-year-old Great Neck resident Faye Doomchin stabbed a 60-year-old woman inside her North Road home 3:52 p.m.
Det. Lt. Stephen Fitzpatrick told ABC the woman, who had a mutual male friend with Doomchin, was visiting from England. Doomchin stabbed the woman in the chest with a kitchen knife to "rid the house of evil," the report says.
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The 60-year-old woman, who police have not yet named, was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
Doomchin is charged with second-degree murder.
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Faye Doomchin, 66, of Great Neck is accused of murdering another woman yesterday. pic.twitter.com/behFTeNlJc
— Stefanie Dazio (@steffdaz) August 14, 2018
@NassauCountyPD Investigating a stabbing death of a 60 year old woman in a Great Neck home. The latest on the investigation this morning on @ABC7NY pic.twitter.com/YqvePq5YsB
— Candace McCowan (@CandaceMcCowan7) August 14, 2018
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