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Man Stabbed To Death in Possible Pagan Ritual, Report Says

By Nikhita Venugopal | February 1, 2016 1:35pm
 A man was stabbed to death at his Sunset Park home on 50th Street, police said.
A man was stabbed to death at his Sunset Park home on 50th Street, police said.
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SUNSET PARK — A Sunset Park man was fatally stabbed in what may have been a pagan ritual that took a deadly turn, according to police and reports.

Jonathan Rennie, 30, was found with multiple stab wounds on his chest at his 50th Street home near Ninth Avenue around 3 a.m. Sunday morning, authorities said. 

According to the New York Post, Rennie may have been using a pagan knife to stab himself 13 times in his torso, his wife told the paper.

Rennie was rushed to Maimonides Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

A knife was found at the scene and the investigation is ongoing.