Durham Police have identified the woman stabbed to death by her husband in Oshawa on Sunday.
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Police say they were called at 12:30 a.m. to a home on Eulalie Ave. after receiving a 911 call from the address.
When police arrived they found a woman with traumatic injuries.
She was taken to a Toronto hospital and later died.
A man at the home was taken into custody.
The woman has been identified as 48-year-old Parween Adel.
Hakim Adel, 41, of Oshawa, has been charged with second-degree murder.
He was held for a bail hearing.
There were two children and an elderly person in the home at the time of the murder, but they were not injured.
Sgt. Joanne Bortoluss said officers are investigating the case as an incident of partner violence.