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Police: Woman stabs boyfriend to death during dispute

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PHILADELPHIA >> A 26-year-old man is dead after police say he was stabbed by his girlfriend inside a southwest Philadelphia home.

It happened just after 9 a.m. Tuesday when authorities say the 20-year-old woman stabbed her boyfriend once in the neck during a domestic dispute. The man was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead less than an hour later.

The woman has been taken into custody and a weapon was recovered. Authorities didn’t immediately release either person’s name.