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Shirley man asked to be stabbed, officials say
Quick ReadThe Shirley man who bled to death from a leg wound challenged his enraged partner to stab him - and she did, officials said Saturday.
Photo credit: Suffolk County Police Department Photo | Kathleen McGettigan, 56, of 121 Grand Ave. in Shirley, was charged with first-degree manslaughter in the stabbing death of her boyfriend, said Suffolk County Seventh Precinct police officers. She will be arraigned in First District Court in Central Islip on Nov. 28. (Nov. 27, 2009)
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The Shirley man who bled to death from a leg wound had challenged his enraged partner to stab him during an argument - and she did, officials said Saturday.
At the arraignment in Central Islip for Kathleen McGettigan on a charge of manslaughter, Suffolk County prosecutor Nancy Clifford said McGettigan, 56, called 911 early Friday and later told officers about a dispute with her live-in boyfriend,...
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