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Homeless Woman Fatally Bludgeoned in Queens Playground

050410ozonepark.jpg An unidentified homeless woman was found bludgeoned to death yesterday in the Police Officer Nicholas DeMutiis Playground in Ozone Park. The woman was found on a bench by another homeless man, and investigators believe she was beaten to death with a heavy, blunt object. Locals are upset, and say the woman was a friendly, permanent fixture in the park. Jacqueline Gallagher told the Post, "She was just trying to survive. She never asked for money." The playground was named after Officer Nicholas Demutiis, who was killed in a high-speed chase in the area in 1994.

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