CMPD: Woman dies in stabbing in northeast Charlotte

CHARLOTTE — A woman has died after being stabbed multiple times early Friday morning in northeast Charlotte, according to police.

Homicide Detectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department went to Perth Court just off Milton Road near The Plaza, according to their Twitter page.

According to CMPD, the homicide began as a domestic violence incident, with a woman being stabbed in one of the apartments; they were called to the scene at 5:30 a.m.

Police said the scene was very violent, making it hard for detectives to figure out how the woman had died; it wasn’t until a couple of hours later that the cause of death was confirmed to be a stabbing.

Around 2 p.m. Friday, the victim was identified as 51-year-old Joanna Barrett.

CMPD said a suspect, identified as 42-year-old Darren Curry, was arrested and charged with murder for the stabbing.

Channel 9′s Anthony Kustura was live on the scene from the beginning.

When asking a neighbor, they didn’t seem too surprised that something like this happened in their complex.

“I’m honestly not surprised with this area; this area doesn’t have the best people around,” the neighbor said.

Kustura was able to speak with a CMPD major, who shared his message for those struggling to leave a domestic violence situation.

“The most important thing you can do when you’re in a domestic violence relationship is to tell somebody. There’s always somebody that you can reach out to for help,” the major said.

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