Man whose rotting body found under sofa in New York City apartment was ‘stabbed to death’

Police are investigating the discovering of a person’s rotting physique beneath a sofa in a Queens residence as a murder (Image: Google Maps)

A man whose decomposing physique was discovered beneath a sofa in a New York Metropolis residence is believed to have been stabbed to demise.

Town health worker’s workplace decided late Thursday that the person suffered a number of stab wounds to his again and neck and was the sufferer of a murder, in response to authorities.

Police haven't but been capable of determine the person.

‘The physique was so badly decomposed they don’t know who it's,’ a legislation enforcement supply advised the New York Put up earlier on Thursday.

Cops responded to an residence on Jamaica Avenue close to 77th Road within the Woodhaven neighborhood of Queens on Wednesday afternoon after a tenant referred to as the owner to report a foul scent.

Arriving officers gained entry into the unit and located a physique pinned beneath a sofa, in response to officers. The person had indicators of trauma to his again. Emergency responders on the scene pronounced him useless.

His physique was deteriorated to such a level that officers suspect he could have been useless for 2 weeks. The person believed to be the sufferer was additionally final seen a few weeks in the past, sources advised the newspaper.

Nonetheless, authorities launched no particulars on the potential sufferer, together with his age.

As of Friday morning, no arrests had been made within the case. No info on a potential suspect has been disclosed.

The occasions main as much as the deadly stabbing are beneath an ongoing police investigation.

Anybody with info is requested to contact the police division’s Crime Stoppers.

The person’s decomposing physique was discovered practically six months after cops in Slaughter, Louisiana, discovered the physique of a 36-year-old autistic girl fused right into a sofa, surrounded by her personal waste, in her dad and mom’ dwelling. Authorities assume that Lacey Fletcher, who had mattress sores revealing her bone, could have been confined to the couch for 12 years.

Her dad and mom, Sheila and Clay Fletcher, have been charged with second-degree homicide, and their trial might start as quickly as October.

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