Husband Stabs Wife to Death

Police arrested Wesley Paul, 38, of Bay Shore on Saturday evening for stabbing his wife to death.

Police say they responded to their apartment in Bay Shore at 7:10 p.m. after a 911 caller reported that a woman had been stabbed. When police arrived, they found Monica Paul, 40, had been stabbed to death by her husband.

Wesley Paul is charged with murder.

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