Girlfriend held in Tacony stabbing

Police are questioning the girlfriend of man who was stabbed to death in Tacony Wednesday night.

According to reports, the 36-year-old woman stabbed her boyfriend, 25, outside an apartment on the 4800-block of Longshore Avenue around 8 p.m. The man was taken to Aria Health-Torresdale for the chest wound, where he was pronounced dead just 35 minutes later.

It’s unclear whether the girlfriend faces charges.

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