Kathryn Faughey, NYC Psychologist Hacked to Death

Police in Manhattan’s Upper East Side have identified the 56 year old psychologist who was hacked to death with a meat cleaver as Kathryn Faughey. Her office is located on East 79th Street and she is said to reside in a home across the street.

The psychologist was attacked on Tuesday night, and one of her colleagues, who remains unidentified, sustained serious injuries while trying to help her ward off the male suspect. The injured colleague was taken to New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill/Cornell.

Faughey was a licensed psychologist, practicing cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on changing feelings and behaviors. The male suspect, apparently one of her patients, was said to be very deranged, and the murder weapons were likely a meat cleaver and knife, both found at the scene. The knife was severely bent.

Police were summoned by a building doorman at 9:00pm Tuesday night. The scene was said to be blood soaked and totally trashed. The suspect escaped from the basement of the building. He is described as middle aged with blonde hair.