The death of a man found stabbed inside his Harlem apartment this summer has been ruled a homicide, officials said Friday, intensifying an investigation that has already led to assault charges against his husband, a New York model.

The New York City’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said Jacob Zieben-Hood died of "multiple blunt and sharp force injuries" on his legs and other body areas. The office listed "acute alcohol and lorazepam intoxication and chronic alcohol use" as contributing factors.

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Zieben-Hood , 34, was found dead and with stab wounds inside his Harlem apartment on Aug. 1. Charging documents indicate that one of the stab wounds was deep enough to penetrate muscle.

His husband, Donald Zieben-Ho

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