"Jonathan Fernandez, 38, was also charged with weapons possession after cops found the knife used in the murder at the Bushwick apartment where he lived with victim Eryka Caldwell, police said."
"The officers couldn't get through the front door and entered the home through a window. When they finally got in, they found Caldwell sprawled out in the kitchen, stabbed several times. Her throat had also been slashed, police sources with knowledge of the case said."
"Caldwell, 41, was screaming for help when police officers were called to their home on Cooper St. near Irving Ave. at around 8:45 a.m. Sunday."
"Police in January filed a domestic incident report after responding to a dispute involving the couple. Charges related to the incident were later sealed, sources said."
Jonathan Fernandez, 38, was charged with murder and weapons possession after police found his girlfriend, Eryka Caldwell, stabbed to death in their Bushwick apartment. Officers were called to the Cooper St. area near Irving Ave. around 8:45 a.m. Sunday after Caldwell was screaming for help. Police could not access the front door and entered through a window. Caldwell was found in the kitchen with multiple stab wounds and a slashed throat. Fernandez was found sitting on the couch. Medics transported Caldwell to Brookdale University Hospital, where she died. A knife used in the killing was recovered at the apartment. Police previously filed a domestic incident report in January, with related charges later sealed. Fernandez’s arraignment was pending.
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