Woman Found Dead In Her NYC Apartment After Her Ex-Boyfriend Barricades Himself Inside

A woman has been found dead in her New York City apartment after her former boyfriend barricaded himself inside the residence.

Cops responded to a wellness check call on the 60-year-old woman in her home on East 5th Street near Ditmas Avenue in Kensington at around 8 p.m. Wednesday. The apartment was locked at the time of their arrival, and the woman's 62-year-old on-again-off-again boyfriend wouldn't open the door, the New York Post reported.

When New York City Police Department Emergency Service Unit officers managed their way inside the apartment, they found the woman's body near the kitchen. It was covered with a blanket, according to New York Daily.

They further discovered that the woman's ex-boyfriend had barricaded himself in a back bedroom. It took officials several hours to get him to come out of the said room, and when he finally did, police saw a self-inflicted deep cut to his chest.

There were no signs of trauma on the woman and no indications of a struggle in the apartment, police reportedly confirmed. An autopsy will be conducted by the city medical examiner to determine the cause of the woman's death.

The ex-boyfriend was taken into custody and transported to a hospital for treatment for his injuries by midnight. He also underwent a psychological evaluation.

The identities of both the deceased woman and her ex-boyfriend were not revealed. An investigation was launched into the motive behind the incident.

The former couple used to constantly fight inside the apartment, according to neighbors. One of them said the two were arguing Wednesday evening before the arrival of the police.

"Last night I heard her crying," the neighbor told New York Daily. "And every time she made a noise I heard him [yell], *expletive word*."

Another neighbor pointed out that police were often called to the woman's apartment because the couple had been consistently fighting.

"The police were always here, about once a month," the neighbor said, as per the outlet, noting that she would hear the boyfriend shouting at the victim all the time. "I could hear thumping, but it sounded like someone was throwing stuff. [I was] paranoid because I don't want a gunshot to come through the wall or something."

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