Ex-boyfriend charged after woman found stabbed to death inside Southwest Philadelphia home
SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA - Police have charged a man who they say fatally stabbed his ex-girlfriend inside her Southwest Philadelphia home.
Marvin Scott, 50, was charged with murder and related offenses.
The incident occurred just before 2:30 a.m. Tuesday on the 6000 block of Upland Street.
Police said Scott stabbed 50-year-old Rochelle Jackson in the neck during a domestic argument. According to police, a knife blade appeared to be broken off in the victim's neck. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Marvin Scott, 50, was charged with murder and related offenses.
FOX 29's Lauren Johnson reported that Jackson's 27-year-old son was inside the home at the time and witnessed the incident.
"She was with him for seven years through mental abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse," a family member told FOX 29. "She left him alone. He tried to come back, she wouldn't let him move in and he just couldn't take it."
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A domestic stabbing claimed the life of a 50-year-old woman overnight, according to police.
Jackson's son returned to the scene to gather his belongings and is being interviewed by investigators.
A weapon was recovered from the scene.
This is an ongoing investigation.
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