Man, 34, arrested for fatally slashing 55-year-old man's throat in Manhattan

Corner of Arden Street and Nagle Avenue, near where a man fatally slashed another man's throat on Tuesday.
Corner of Arden Street and Nagle Avenue, near where a man fatally slashed another man's throat on Tuesday. Photo credit Google Street View

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A 34-year-old man was arrested about five hours after allegedly slashing the throat of a 55-year-old man in Manhattan on Tuesday, according to police.

Ismail Hosameldin was arguing with Maximito Polanco around 4:14 p.m. on Arden Street near Nagle Avenue in Inwood when he pulled a knife on the man and slashed his throat, officials said.

EMS pronounced the man dead at the scene.

Police took two people into custody for questioning after the attack. Hosameldin was arrested and charged with murder and weapon possession around 9 p.m.

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