Landlord Kills Tenant, Self With Machete

"QUEENS, NY — An apparent dispute over unpaid rent ended in horror Tuesday when a Queens landlord killed his female tenant with a machete and then used the blade to end his life, police said.

"Cops were called to the home on 143rd St. in Ozone Park about 11:30 a.m. by a neighbor who had heard screams.

"Police found a gruesome scene, with the 48-year-old tenant sprawled out in the back yard, bleeding from severe wounds to her head.

"The 62-year-old landlord was found inside a first-floor bedroom, bleeding from a deep slice wound to his throat, police said.

"The machete was found near his body. Police also told neighbors that the man had sliced his wrists.

"Both the landlord and the tenant were taken by ambulance to Jamaica Hospital, where they died. Police did not immediately name either person."

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