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Woman found fatally stabbed in Bronx apartment

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File photo/Lloyd Mitchell

Detectives are investigating the death of a 45-year-old woman who was found stabbed in her Bronx apartment early on Wednesday morning.

Police said the incident happened just before 4:26 a.m. on Feb. 16 inside a 10th floor apartment at 1500 Noble Ave. in Van Nest.

Officers from the 43rd Precinct, in responding to a 911 call about an assault in progress, found the victim with multiple stab wounds to her torso.

EMS rushed her to Jacobi Hospital, where she was pronounced dead a short time later. Police have withheld her identity, pending family notification.

Law enforcement sources are investigating whether the homicide was domestic in nature. No description of the victim’s attacker was provided.

So far, no arrests have been made in the ongoing investigation, police said.

Anyone with information regarding the homicide can call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA). You can also submit tips online at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, or on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls and messages are kept confidential.