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Woman Charged With Murder In Lynn Stabbing Held Without Bail

LYNN (CBS) -- A Lynn woman was arrested late Monday night in connection with a deadly stabbing that occurred hours earlier. Beatrice Ortiz, 34, was arraigned in Lynn District Court Tuesday and is being held without bail.

She was charged with murdering 36-year-old Charles Stankiewicz, according to the Essex District Attorney's Office.

Police responded to Union Street and Green Street for a stabbing around 3 p.m. Monday. The man, later identified as Stankiewicz, was rushed to NSMC Salem Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

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A man was stabbed on Union Street in Lynn Monday afternoon (WBZ-TV)

The D.A. initially believed Stankiewicz was homeless but later clarified he was not.

A probable cause hearing is scheduled for Sept. 23.

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