Rotting corpse found with knife in neck inside NYC home: sources

Rotting corpse found with knife in neck inside NYC home: sources

A rotting 58-year-old man’s body was found with a knife sticking out of his neck inside a Brooklyn home Sunday afternoon, according to cops and sources. 

Police were summoned to the home for a wellness check when they made the gruesome discovery around 12:41 p.m. inside a brownstone at 716 Madison St. in Bed-Stuy, police said. 

He was pronounced dead at the scene. 

It’s unclear how long he was there but sources said his body was “highly decomposed” with a knife protruding from his neck.

Police and medical examiners at the scene of a fatal stabbing in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. Kevin C. Downs for NY Post
Police made the gruesome discovery during a wellness check at a Bed-Stuy brownstone, finding the body “highly decomposed.” Kevin C. Downs for NY Post

The man’s cause of death will be determined by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, police said.

His identity has yet to be released pending family notification.

The grisly find comes weeks after another decaying corpse was discovered in a Staten Island home due to a putrid odor. Kevin C. Downs for NY Post

The grisly find comes weeks after a putrid odor led cops to discovering a man’s decaying corpse in a Staten Island home. 

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