Woman charged in connection to fatal stabbing of Cambridge man

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (MyFoxBoston.com) -- A Cambridge woman was held without bail Monday on charges in connection to the fatal stabbing of a man, according to the Middlesex District Attorney's office.

Police were conducting an investigation in the apartment building at 396 Putnam Avenue in Cambridge on Sunday, and had been there most of the day.

At around 6:23 a.m. Sunday, Cambridge police responded to a call reporting an unconscious man, and found the victim on the building's porch, suffering from a stab wound. The man, 46-year-old Dana Robinson, of Cambridge, was taken to Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

A neighbor next to the home said he heard screaming coming from the home.

Malia Gomez, 40, also of Cambridge, was arrested and charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, and armed assault with intent to murder.

Police and the District Attorney's office continued to investigate the incident and said that Gomez and Robinson knew each other.

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