Woman stabbed to death inside bodywork spa in Flushing, Queens; suspect in custody
QUEENS, New York (WABC) -- Police are investigating a horrific scene in Queens, where a worker was fatally stabbed inside a bodywork spa on Tuesday.
Authorities say a man walked into the spa located at 41-39 Kissena Blvd. just after 5:30 p.m. and stabbed a 26-year-old woman multiple times, right in front of customers and workers.
The storefront has several Chinese businesses, including a hair salon, which were full of people at the time of the attack.
When first responders arrived, they took the victim, identified as Jui Mei Tang, to New York-Presbyterian Queens Hospital, where she later died from injuries that included at least one stab wound to her neck.
Police sources say the suspect was still on the scene, holding a knife. Police took the 25-year-old man into custody.
They also took shaken witnesses into a vehicle where they could be interviewed with the help of a translator.
The NYPD crime scene unit is processing this scene, gathering and removing evidence.
Police sources told Eyewitness News that the suspect was the victim's husband or boyfriend, and charges for him are pending as the investigation continues.
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