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Husband With History of Domestic Abuse Fatally Stabs Wife, Police Say

By Ben Fractenberg | September 27, 2016 2:07pm | Updated on September 27, 2016 3:37pm
 Hannah Donald, 47, was found stabbed to death in front of her Ditmas Park home at 422 E. 17th St. Monday evening, police said.
Hannah Donald, 47, was found stabbed to death in front of her Ditmas Park home at 422 E. 17th St. Monday evening, police said.
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BROOKLYN — A man with a history of domestic violence fatally stabbed his 47-year-old wife in front of their Ditmas Park home, according to police.

Hannah Donald, 47, was found with stab wounds to her chest, neck and left arm in front of her Ditmas Park building at 422 E. 17th St. shortly before 6 p.m. Monday, police said. She was rushed to Kings County Hospital where she was pronounced dead.

Clairmont Donald, 58, was taken into custody and later charged with second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon, police said.  

There was a “lengthy domestic history” with her husband, an NYPD spokeswoman said, though it was not immediately known if there was an order of protection against the husband.