The year ended with a woman being stabbed to death after police said she and another woman tried to burst into another woman's South Philadelphia home late on New Year's Eve.
Police officers responded to an assault call at the South Sheridan Street home -- near Oregon Avenue -- around 11:10 p.m. Sunday after being told of two women being driven to the hospital from that location, Philadelphia police said.
On Tuesday, police provided an update to note that Victoria Lynn Dicesare, 36, of Northeast Philadelphia, died after she was stabbed in the left thigh. She was pronounced at about 11:45 p.m. at the hospital, police said.
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A 31-year-old woman was listed in stable condition while being treated for a stab wound to her thigh.
"The preliminary investigation indicates that the two stabbing victims arrived on location on Sheridan St., and at least one of the victims pushed the front door open and entered the property," police wrote in an incident brief. "Once inside, a physical altercation occurred with the (32-year-old female) homeowner, and the two victims were stabbed."
Officials said an arrest has been made and the incident was the result of an argument.
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