Crime & Safety

Sex Payment Fight Costs 85-Year-Old Brooklyn Man His Life: Cops

Edill Gonzales was fatally stabbed in his Prospect-Lefferts Gardens home after a fight over the price of sex turned violent, cops said.

CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — An argument over the price of sex cost an 85-year-old Brooklyn man his life, according to police.

Edill Gonzales was repeatedly stabbed in his home on Lefferts Avenue and Balfour Place just after 10 p.m. Wednesday night, police said.

A Bronx woman — Nicole Waiters, 48 — was taken into custody after a fight "over sex or payment for sex" prompted the attack," said police.

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They later arrested Waiters on suspicion of murder and criminal possession of a weapon, police said. Officers found a knife during the investigation, authorities said.

Gonzales died at Kings County hospital, police said.

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