An 87-year-old woman was fatally stabbed on Thursday night in her Staten Island home.
According to police, at 11:31 p.m. on Dec. 5 officers from the 122nd Precinct responded to a call regarding an assault in progress at 33A Carmel Ct. Upon their arrival, police found Laxmiben Khristi with a stab wound to her chest.
Paramedics rushed Khristi to Staten Island University North Campus, where she later died of her injuries.
A person of interest was taken into custody at the scene. The investigation remains ongoing.
