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Man Dies After Being Stabbed in Head in Cypress HIlls, Police Say

BROOKLYN — A woman was arrested after fatally stabbing a man in Cypress Hills Sunday afternoon, police said.

The 55-year-old man, whose name is being withheld pending family notification, was stabbed several times in the head and torso at 234 McKinley Ave. at Sheridan Avenue around 2:26 p.m., according to the NYPD. 

The victim was taken to Jamaica Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said. 

A woman was taken into custody at the scene of the stabbing, but charges were still pending as of Monday at 2 p.m., a police spokeswoman said.