Argument leads to woman fatally stabbed in Southwest Philadelphia: Police

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Sunday, June 22, 2025 4:35PM
Argument leads to woman fatally stabbed in Southwest Philadelphia: Police
Argument leads to woman fatally stabbed in Southwest Philadelphia: Police

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Police responded to a deadly stabbing that they believe stemmed from an argument.

It happened around 9:30 p.m. Saturday.

Officers were called to the 1800 block of South Yewdall Street.

That's where they found a 56-year-old woman lying in the street with a stab wound to the chest.

Police transported the victim to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.

A man has been taken into custody in connection with the incident.

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