NYC woman, 24, arrested in slashing death of 70-year-old neighbor
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A woman was arrested Wednesday in the slashing death of a New Yorker who was killed in her apartment last week, police said.
Anya Johnston, 24, was taken into custody in the death of 70-year-old Susan Trott, according to WABC-TV, on charges of murder and burglary.
Trott was found dead, with a laceration on her neck, Oct. 21 in her apartment on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Police pronounced her dead at the scene.
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Authorities on Tuesday said Johnston lived in Trott's building. Police identified her as a person of interest but said she had to undergo a psychiatric evaluation before she could be questioned by authorities, the station reported.
It was also reported that Johnston allegedly burglarized Trott's apartment and a confrontation ultimately ended with Trott's death.
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Neighbors told WABC-TV that Trott was a kind woman with a passion for dogs.
"She loved animals...she loved sad dogs. Rescued, adored them and took good care of them," a neighbor said.