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Brooklyn Mother Murdered; Boyfriend To Face Charges

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- A Brooklyn mother was found stabbed to death on Tuesday and now her boyfriend is under arrest.

Police discovered the body of 34-year-old Daniella Mannino in her boyfriend's Bensonhurst apartment.

Investigators have not released his name, but said he fled to Suffolk County where he told police he assaulted his girlfriend. Suffolk County authorities alerted the NYPD.

People who knew the victim are stunned.

"She was great. I knew her my whole life. Every day we'd talk about life, you know? Good mother, good person," one acquaintance told CBS 2.

The boyfriend will be brought back to Brooklyn to face charges.

Mannino reportedly has a 12-year-old daughter.

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