Boy, 5, found stabbed to death alongside man and woman in New York apartment
Three people including a five-year-old boy have been found stabbed to death in a New York apartment block.
Police made the grizzly discovery at the building in the Bronx neighbourhood on early Sunday morning. They first found the man, believed to be 38, with stab wounds to his chest in the hallway on the first floor of the apartment. He was found at around 6.40pm, law enforcement sources revealed.
Upon looking through the window of a nearby apartment unit, police saw the child within. They broke in and there they also found the woman, who is believed to be 33.
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She also suffered fatal stab wounds. Neighbours told reporters that the three had only recently moved into the unit. They were all pronounced dead at the scene by emergency medical services.
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Police are desperately trying to work out what happened and an autopsy is being conducted to determine the cause of death. The investigation is ongoing.
Knife crime is an ongoing problem in New York City with police fighting to bring it under control.
In October, community activist Ryan Carson, 32, was stabbed repeatedly in the chest in a violent and unprovoked murder while he waited with his girlfriend at a bus stop.
Mr Carson was killed in Brooklyn, New York City during an unprovoked attack. The 4am incident occurred when he and his partner were returning home from a wedding, smartly dressed. Footage shows the couple sitting on a bench when an unidentified male walks past them. The couple is then seen getting up from the bench and walking in the direction of the individual who is further up the street.
Brooklyn teen, Brian Dowling, has been charged with murder for the random attack that killed Carson.
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