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Chelsea man arrested on first-degree murder charge for killing East Harlem woman in relationship

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The East Harlem location where a woman was stabbed to death in her apartment on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.
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A Manhattan man faces first-degree murder charges for allegedly killing a woman with whom he had a relationship, police announced Thursday.

Candido Rodriguez, 51, of West 22nd Street in Chelsea was booked on charges of first-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon for the killing of 31-year-old Melanie Woods on the night of April 23.

Officers from the 25th Precinct responded to a 911 call for a wellness check at 2272 2nd Ave. in East Harlem at approximately 6:11 p.m. on April 23.

When they arrived, they discovered Woods covered in blood, unconscious and unresponsive in her bath tub, authorities said, with multiple stab wounds throughout her body and a laceration to her neck.

EMS were on site and pronounced Woods dead at the scene. The Medical Examiner’s Office later ruled the killing a homicide.

Detectives closed in on their investigation and Rodriguez, taking him into custody on Thursday in Manhattan. Police did not provide a suspected motive for the killing.

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