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Police ID Philly woman stabbed, killed inside Wilmington hotel

19-year-old charged with deadly stabbing at Wilmington hotel
19-year-old charged with deadly stabbing at Wilmington hotel 00:22

WILMINGTON, Del. (CBS) -- A 26-year-old woman was stabbed to death in a hotel in Wilmington Friday night, police say. The stabbing happened around 5 p.m. inside a SureStay Plus Hotel on the 1800 block of Concord Pike.

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Jesse Nartey  

On Sunday, police identified the victim as Isheena Williams of Philadelphia. Williams was pronounced dead on the scene.

Police charged 19-year-old Jesse Nartey of New Castle, Delaware, with first-degree murder and possession of a deadly weapon. Nartey was also the one who made the 911 call after stabbing the woman, police say.

Police say the incident remains under investigation and urge anyone with more information to come forward.

This is the second known hotel murder within a week in our region. Last Sunday, a 37-year-old man was killed at a Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia's Center City.

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