Long Island nurse fatally stabbed after finishing up shift

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Sunday, July 25, 2021
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HOLTSVILLE, Long Island (WABC) -- A nurse was fatally stabbed after finishing her shift on Thursday night.

Sandra McIntosh, 46, was picked up in her own car by her ex-boyfriend at Stony Brook Hospital around 7:30 p.m. He reportedly said he was picking up items at McIntosh's place, according to the victim's sister.

McIntosh was then taken to a wooded area in Holtsville and stabbed to death.

McIntosh's sister says the ex-boyfriend took her car, a Lexus RX350 white SUV.

He then fled the scene.

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