Woman was beheaded after jumping to her death

A New York City woman suffered a horrific death. On Saturday, an unidentified octogenarian jumped to her death from her Upper East Side apartment, several media outlets reported.

As her body fell from the 28th floor of the Park Regis Apartments, it hit the side of the building and became caught in railings and balconies, according to electrical outlets. The result was that the woman was beheaded, the media reported.

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“I stopped just as she was lying there, she had no head,” said a witness New York Post. “The head and arm were cut off cleanly on the other side and ended up on the terrace.”

A second witness told the outlet that a fence remained bent after the woman's body crashed into it. The woman's clothes were stuck to the fence, the second witness said.

Local outlet Upper east side reported that a wedding was taking place in a church across the street from the crime scene. Guests who attended the wedding witnessed the incident, the outlet reported.

The NYPD said Daily Mail that the investigation into the woman's apparent suicide is still ongoing. Her identity is being kept secret pending an investigation, police told the outlet.

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