Dismembered body found in fridge in New York apartment: Police

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BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) – A dismembered body was discovered inside a fridge in a Brooklyn apartment Monday evening, according to the NYPD.

Police received a CrimeStoppers tip and went to check out the home on Nostrand Avenue in East Flatbush. When officers went to the apartment, they found a woman who had several open warrants for theft, according to authorities.

Officers also noticed a fridge that was taped up, police said. That’s when they discovered the dismembered body of a man, according to authorities.

The woman was arrested but was taken to a hospital after complaining of illness, police said.

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