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Woman 66, Arrested After UES Stabbing, Police Say

The victim was stabbed in her stomach.

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(Peter Senzamici/Patch)

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — A 66-year-old woman has been arrested and accused of stabbing a 54-year-old woman on the Upper East Side, New York City Police Department officials said Monday.

According to the NYPD, the 54-year-old woman was stabbed while inside an apartment in 210 East 73rd St., between Second and Third avenues, mid-day on Saturday.

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Cops, who arrived at 12:39 p.m., found the victim with a stab wound in her stomach, police said.

Medics rushed the woman to New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, where she was in stable condition, police said.

Police said they have arrested 66-year-old Barbara Salberg and have charged her with two counts of assault and one count of criminal possession of a weapon.

According to the police, Salberg lives in the building where the stabbing took place.

The incident is under investigation by police.

This is a developing story and will be updated. For questions, email Miranda.Levingston@Patch.com.

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