Worcester, Massachusetts, police are investigating the fatal early morning stabbing of a city woman.
Police said in a statement that officers responded to Murray Avenue at about 4:45 a.m. Wednesday for a report of an assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.
Officers found the 31-year-old woman on the side of the road suffering from multiple stab wounds. She was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Police identified the victim later as 31-year-old Cherise Hill of Worcester.
The preliminary investigation indicates that the victim was attacked by more than one person.
There was no word on an arrest.
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