Man arrested over hotel killing
A 29-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death of a woman found with her throat slashed in a luxury hotel next to Central Park in New York City.
Charges are pending against the man, who was arrested hours after the body of 44-year-old Andree Bejjani was found on Saturday afternoon at the Jumeirah Essex House hotel.
Police said a maid found Ms Bejjani face down on the kitchen floor in a condo at the Manhattan hotel.
She was naked, with her throat slashed and a knife sticking out of it.
The 44-storey hotel is on the park's southern edge. The art deco landmark opened in 1931 and has 509 luxury rooms and suites as large as 2,500 square feet.