Dutchess County resident Veronica Hardwick, age 51, Poughkeepsie, was arrested on Thursday, Dec. 9 for the stabbing which took place on Thursday, Nov. 25 in Hempstead.
According to Nassau County Police detectives, officers responded to 600 Fulton Avenue for a report of a man that had been stabbed in the chest.
The victim, Richard Reshard, age 35, of Hempstead, was transported to a local hospital and pronounced dead on Thursday, by a hospital physician.
Hardwick was charged with second-degree murder.
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