'Drunk' woman, 31, dies with chemical burns on her body after she was 'loaded into a cab by four men' in NYC's Chinatown
- An unidentified 31-year-old women was pronounced dead at New York Presbyterian Hospital on Wednesday morning
- A cab driver was called by the woman's friend to pick her up as she was drunk in Chinatown
- Sources reportedly saw her being loaded into the cab by four men
- The friend brought her into the hospital with chemical burns on her face and chest after the cab driver called her
- NYPD officers are investigating the issue as medical examiners determine the reason behind her death
A 31-year-old woman died in the backseat of a New York City cab after she was allegedly placed there by a group of men.
The unidentified woman was originally headed to her home in Flushing, Queens after her friend called a cab for her as she was allegedly drunk, according to The New York Daily News.
Sources reportedly saw her being loaded into the cab by four men on Division St. in Manhattan.
The cab driver discovered the woman dead in the backseat when he arrived at her home and then informed the friend of the situation.
An unidentified 31-year-old woman died in the back of a cab after she was drunkenly picked up in Chinatown early on Wednesday morning
The woman was taken to New York Presbyterian Hospital where chemicals burns were discovered on her face and chest
The friend then took her to New York Presbyterian Hospital where chemical burns were found on her face and chest .
NYPD officers were informed at around 5.49am on Wednesday morning after the woman died in the hospital.
The investigation of the case remains ongoing as police believe it may be a homicide.
Medical examiners will determine the cause of death as the investigation remains ongoing by police, according to NYPD.
DailyMail.com reached out to NYPD for identification of the woman.
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