NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A woman is dead allegedly at the hands of her husband, who neighbors say was the frequent target of her abuse.
The 50-year old woman was found strangled inside her apartment just before 10 a.m. Saturday at the Red Hook houses at 151 Richard Street.
Her 58-year old husband is in critical condition with stab wounds to chest and arms, possibly self-inflicted.
1010 WINS AUDIO: Terry Sheridan Reports
Neighbors say the couple struggled with alcohol problem and that the wife was abusive to her husband. They say he apparently had enough when she returned home Saturday morning and allegedly strangled her with the belt of a bathrobe.
He may have tried to commit suicide.
Police aren't commenting.
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