An elderly woman has been found dead beside a bloodied skateboard in her New York City apartment, with police treating the case as a homicide.
The New York Police Department (NYPD) told the Daily Mail that Zhu Hou, 76, was found dead on Monroe Street in Manhattan’s Chinatown on Friday.
Officers found Hou dead in her apartment in Knickerbocker Village with ‘trauma to the head and body’ just before 8pm, a spokesperson for the NYPD said.
Her cause of death has not been formally confirmed. The case is being investigated as a murder, and no arrests have yet been made.
The New York Post reported that Hou was found beside a ‘bloodied skateboard’ and police believe her son may be the killer.
Her son, who has not been named, was the person who dialed 911 on Friday night. He has a history of mental illness, according to the Post.
Neighbors said they heard shouting coming from Hou’s home the day before she died, which continued through the night into Friday morning.
‘I’m not scared,’ an anonymous neighbor told the Post. ‘They’ll catch them. There are cameras all over the buildings.’
An elderly woman has been found dead beside a bloodied skateboard in her New York Cityapartment and police are treating the case as a homicide
The New York Police Department (NYPD) told the Daily Mail on Sunday that Zhu Hou, 76, was found dead at her apartment on Monroe Street in Manhattan’s Chinatown on Friday
Officers and paramedics found Hou dead in her apartment in Knickerbocker Village with ‘trauma to the head and body’ just before 8pm, a spokesperson for the NYPD said
They added that Hou’s son was strange. ‘He was always off. But I didn’t think he was dangerous until Friday,’ they said.
Photographs show police officers searching the Knickerbocker Village apartment complex on Friday night.
Officers were seen removing bags of evidence from the scene. Paramedics also moved a stretcher from the home with what appeared to be a body bag on top.
Knickerbocker Village is a government-subsidized housing complex which borders Chinatown and the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
It comes after Pulp Fiction actor Peter Greene was also found dead inside his apartment in the Lower East Side.
Greene – known for his roles in Quentin Tarantino‘s Pulp Fiction and The Mask – died at the age of 60 on December 12.
Police said that Greene’s body was found unresponsive inside his residence at ‘around 3.25pm’. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Edwards, who was his manager for over 10 years, told the publication that Greene – who was known for playing iconic villains – ‘was a terrific guy’.
Peter Greene – known for his roles in Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction and The Mask – has died
Authorities said the medical examiner is still working to determine the cause and manner of death, and it remains unclear whether Greene died as a result of homicide, suicide, drugs, or another cause.
Sources also told TMZ that police were contacted after neighbors reported loud music coming from inside Greene’s apartment for several days.
Officers then conducted a welfare check, used a locksmith to enter the unit, and one neighbor claimed Greene was found face down on the floor, with a handwritten note also discovered inside the apartment.
The neighbor told the New York Daily News: ‘Peter was lying on the floor, facedown, facial injury, blood everywhere…’
The note reportedly said ‘I’m still a Westie,’ which appears to be a reference to the Irish-American gang who had operated out of Hell’s Kitchen from 1970.
