Police took Lashawn Mackey, 47, into custody and charged him with the killing on Saturday.
The victim, Maria Hernandez was killed on Wednesday inside her home on West 83rd Street.Hernandez's sister, Maria Terrero, discovered the victim during a wellness check."She said, 'good night,' I said ,we'll talk tomorrow, when I see you tomorrow,," Terrero said.
There were no signs of forced entry in the apartment and police do not yet know if anything was taken. "She was an excellent human being. A wonderful lady. She's kind, loving, caring, everything you can imagine a nice, sweet person can be," Terrero said.
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