Woman, 75, stabbed multiple times in head by parolee who followed her into Bronx elevator

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Woman, 75, stabbed multiple times in head by parolee who followed her into Bronx elevator

The 75-year-old woman was stabbed in the face and head multiple times inside 2066 Morris Avenue at 11:30 a.m. in the Tremont neighborhood.

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Woman, 75, stabbed multiple times in head by parolee who followed her into Bronx elevator​

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Published March 31, 2024, 7:55 p.m. ET








An elderly woman was stabbed multiple times in the head on Sunday after an attacker followed her into an elevator at a residential building in the Bronx, sources said.


The unidentified 75-year-old woman was stabbed in the face and head inside 2066 Morris Avenue at 11:30 a.m. in the Tremont neighborhood, according to law enforcement sources.


Edwin Rios, 38, allegedly stabbed her numerous times. Police later apprehended the suspect on charges of attempted murder, sources said.


The victim was transported to St. Barnabas Hospital to be treated for her injuries. Her condition and relation to her attacker are unknown. It was unclear if she lived in the building.

The 75-year-old woman, whose identity hasn’t been released publicly, was stabbed in the face and head multiple times inside 2066 Morris Avenue at 11:30 a.m. in the Tremont neighborhood.


Rios was on parole from a similar crime that took place in October 2012, where he followed a 22-year-old woman off a bus in Queens and stabbed her in the back two times, sources said.


He was also arrested in 2013, according to sources.

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A 38-year-old suspect followed the woman into the elevator, where he stabbed her numerous times, sources said. Michael Nagle
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