NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – Police have arrested a Queens father in the deadly stabbing of his wife in Queens.
The 58-year-old dad allegedly slashed his wife and 18-year-old daughter at an apartment near 69th Avenue and 195th Lane in Fresh Meadows on Tuesday afternoon.
His wife, 44-year-old Fatima Jaward, was stabbed and slashed in her torso and his daughter was slashed on her wrists and hands.
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The daughter managed to grab a cellphone and call 911, police say. Officers arrived and arrested the father, who also had a slash wound to his hand.
Both victims were taken to New York-Presbyterian Hospital in Queens, where the 44-year-old mom was pronounced dead. The daughter was listed in stable condition.
The father’s name has not been released. Charges against him were pending Wednesday.
A neighbor told 1010 WINS that he had always known him to be a “quiet gentleman.”
“He was a peaceful man,” the neighbor said.