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Wilmington Police have arrested a Dover woman in connection with Tuesday evening’s fatal stabbing incident.
 
On January 31 at 8:31 p.m., police were dispatched to the 2200 block of North Pine Street in reference to a stabbing incident that had occurred. Police located a 59-year-old male stabbing victim, who was transported to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. The victim has been identified as Ernest Peterson.
 
Responding officers took 59-year-old Renee Mosley of Dover into custody at the scene.
 
The case was assigned to Detective Joseph Wicks of the Criminal Investigations Division. Through the course of his investigation, he identified Mosley as a suspect in connection with the stabbing incident, and obtained warrants for her arrest.
 
This incident is believed to have been domestic in nature.
 
Mosley has been charged with the following offenses:

• Murder (First Degree)
• Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony