Man stabbed to death by lover inside his Bronx apartment

Police found a 31-year-old man stabbed to death in the chest inside his Bronx apartment. (JEFF BACHNER/FOR NEW YORK DAILY NEWS)

A Bronx man was stabbed to death by his paramour early Saturday, police said.

The 31-year-old victim was found unconscious and bleeding inside his second-floor apartment on W. 174th St. near Nelson Ave. in Morris Heights at about 6:20 a.m., cops said.

The man had been stabbed in the chest and died at the scene, authorities said.

Claudius Purify, 35, who police described as being in a relationship with the victim, was taken in for questioning, police said.

She was charged with murder, manslaughter, assault and weapons possession, cops said.

The victim’s name was withheld pending family notification. It is not clear what the deadly fight was about.

- ny news