The man believed to responsible for stabbing a woman to death inside her Harlem apartment building was arrested and charged with her murder, according to police.
Luis Marquez was arrested Tuesday for the deadly stabbing inside a building on W 129th Street near St. Nicholas Terrace early Monday, police said. Officers responding to a call about an assault around 4:30 a.m. found the 47-year-old woman on the third floor after she had been stabbed repeatedly, according to police.
The victim, identified as Carmen Lopez, was taken to hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Neighbors said the victim had four children and had lived in the building for years, saying they had always seen her take her kids to school. They described the scene of the attack as a hallway of horrors.
“There was a lot of blood, trails of blood, a big puddle,” said Ronald, who lives on the fourth floor. “Like all over the place, like she was running, then stopped in the middle. She probably collapsed.”
Marquez ran off after the alleged attack, but the 41-year-old Bronx man was later arrested and charged.
The relationship between the victim and her attacker was being looked into. A police source said the incident may have been related to domestic violence.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.