Crime & Safety

Woman Dies In Worcester Domestic Violence Stabbing: Police

Worcester police arrested a man at the scene of the stabbing in the Main South area.

A woman died Monday night after a stabbing along Douglas Street in Worcester.
A woman died Monday night after a stabbing along Douglas Street in Worcester. (Neal McNamara/Patch)

WORCESTER, MA — A woman was killed in a likely domestic violence stabbing Wednesday night in the Main South area, according to Worcester police.

Police went to a home along Douglas Street around 5 p.m. Wednesday and found a woman with stab wounds. She died after being transported to a Worcester hospital.

Worcester police arrested a man at the scene, and his identity was not revealed "due to the domestic nature" of the homicide.

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This is the second homicide in Worcester of 2024, and the second this week. A 17-year-old died early Monday morning after a shooting in the Union Hill area. Police did not immediately announce any arrested in connection to that killing.

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