RED HOOK, Brooklyn (WABC) -- An autopsy on a woman found dead Thursday morning in Brooklyn determined that she died of injuries to her neck and chest.
Around 4:30 a.m., police responded to West Ninth Street in Red Hook. They discovered a woman with a cut throat, sitting on a bench.
She was pronounced dead at the scene. Police later identified her as 51-year-old Sharon Whigham, who lived nearby on Columbia Street in Red Hook.
Sharon Whigham:
There have been no arrests and the investigation is ongoing.
The autopsy determined the cause of death was sharp force injury of the neck and chest. It was ruled a homicide.
The victim's married boyfriend was being questioned Friday. He has not been charged.
Detectives have talked to neighbors who said the victim and her boyfriend had a history of fighting.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to call 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).