NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A woman was critically injured when she was stabbed multiple times and beaten with a bat in Queens on Monday evening, authorities said.
At approximately 6:15 p.m., the 19-year-old woman was with a man in a first-floor apartment of a two-family house located on 108th Street near Roosevelt Avenue in North Corona, officials said.
The attacker was the victim's male cousin, the Daily News reported.
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The woman called other family members and told them that her cousin was threatening her with a knife, police sources told the outlet.
After the call, the man repeatedly stabbed the victim and hit her with a bat while other members of her family were unable to get into the house.
Upon police arrival, the attacker, who police say is in his early 20s, climbed out of a front window and attempted to run off toward a nearby driveway.
Officials tased the attacker and were able to arrest him.
The woman was transported to NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst in critical condition, the NYPD said.
The knife and bat used in the attack was recovered at the scene.
The suspect was in custody and awaiting charges Monday night.
