Overview

• The stabbing unfolded just after 7 p.m. on Saturday at an apartment building on Forest Avenue near Menahan Street in Ridgewood, Queens, following a 911 call reporting an assault in progress.
• Police found the 41-year-old mother stabbed multiple times and she was pronounced dead at Elmhurst Hospital.
• Officers discovered the 54-year-old father and his 2-year-old daughter with critical stab wounds and rushed them to nearby hospitals.
• Media outlets have reported conflicting accounts of the toddler’s condition, with some saying she later died and others that she remains in critical condition.
• Authorities say the father FaceTimed his nephew during the assault, prompting the emergency call, and they have ruled out any other suspects as they investigate.