Crime & Safety
Woman Found Mysteriously Dead In Astoria Was Murdered, Cops Say
The death of a 28-year-old woman found in a Steinway Street building last week has been ruled a homicide, said police.
ASTORIA, QUEENS — A mysterious woman found dead in Astoria last week was murdered, according to police.
The death of a 28-year-old woman found with gashes in her chest on Steinway Street and 25th Avenue Thursday afternoon has been ruled a homicide, police announced Monday.
Police officers found the woman after someone called 911 to report a foul smell coming from the room, according to the NYPD.
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There were no indications of a break-in, police said.
Authorities have not released her name.
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