Double homicide in queens as mother and toddler daughterstabbed in apartment attack — NYPD crime scene investigative unit.

QUEENS, NY — A woman and her 2-year-old daughter were fatally stabbed inside a Forest Avenue apartment Saturday evening, while a third victim, a 54-year-old man, survived the attack and is recovering in the hospital, police said.

Officers responded to a 911 call about an assault in progress at approximately 7:09 p.m. inside 63-35 Forest Avenue, within the 104th Precinct. When police arrived, they found three victims with stab wounds.

Ana Pilatagsi-Moposita, 41, and her daughter, Analiz Cruz, 2, both suffered multiple stab wounds to the neck and chest. EMS transported Pilatagsi-Moposita to NYC Health and Hospitals/Elmhurst in critical condition, where she was later pronounced dead. Cruz was taken to Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in critical condition and was also later pronounced dead.

A 54-year-old man was found with a stab wound to the chest and was taken to NYC Health and Hospitals/Elmhurst, where he remains in stable condition.

Police have not announced any arrests. The investigation is ongoing.

“There are no arrests at this time and the investigation remains ongoing,” police said in a statement.

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