Teen girl charged after man stabbed to death in Roxborough, police say

A teen girl has been charged, police said, after a Sunday morning incident that saw a man was stabbed to death in a home in Philly’s Roxborough neighborhood.

According to police, the incident happened at about 9:45 a.m. on Sunday when officers responded to a home along the 500 block of Wartman Street in Roxborough on a report of a stabbing.

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Here, officers found a 57-year-old man who had been stabbed in his ribs, officials said.

The man was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced at about 10:19 a.m.

Investigators in this case initially took a 16-year-old girl into custody in relation to this incident.

On Monday morning, officials said the girl has been charged as a juvenile in the deadly incident.

Officials did not provide further details, except to say the stabbing stemmed from a domestic incident.

But, police said, an investigation is ongoing.

This is a breaking news story. It will be updated as new information becomes available.