The news was emotional for those who knew the victim, a 30-year-old woman. (Byron Smith)
Queens District Attorney Richard Brown joins authorities at the crime scene. (Byron Smith)
Queens firefighters responding to a blaze Wednesday found a stabbed woman who later died and her boyfriend trying to hang himself, authorities said.
The unidentified 57-year-old victim was on the bed in a basement apartment on 214th Place in Bayside at about 7:30 p.m.
“[Firefighters] opened a nearby closet and found the male attempting to hang himself,” said Queens DA Richard Brown.
The suspect, 56-year-old Seuk Youn Yoon, was busted and was in critical condition at Queens General Hospital, authorities said.
“They were fighting all the time. She is gambler, and she always goes to gamble,” said landlord Yung Uk Kim, adding that Yoon owed $8,000 in back rent.
It wasn’t clear how the fire started. It caused minor damage.