DHAKA: A mother and her four young children, including a toddler, were killed in a late-night stabbing rampage at their home in New York City, and a man has been taken into custody, police said Sunday.

Officers who arrived at the scene late Saturday found all five victims unconscious and unresponsive, police said.

Two girls and a boy were pronounced dead at the scene, while another boy and the woman were taken to Brooklyn hospitals, where they were pronounced dead, police said, reports The Straits Times.

The victims were identified as 37-year-old Qiao Zhen Li and her children, 9-year-old Linda Zhuo, 7-year-old Amy Zhuo, 5-year-old Kevin Zhuo, and 1-year-old William Zhuo.

BDST: 2052 HRS, OCT 27, 2013
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