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74-Year-Old Woman Found Dead With Cut Across Head, Police Say

April 10, 2015 9:13am | Updated April 10, 2015 9:13am

MANHATTAN — Police found the body of a 74-year-old woman with a cut across her head in her East Harlem apartment, officials said.

Juana Garcia was found inside her home in the Wilson Houses, 435 E. 105th St., near First Avenue, about 7:30 p.m. Thursday, NYPD officials said.

She was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

The city's medical examiner will determine her cause of death, police said.

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