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Man accused of pushing ex-girlfriend and baby from Bronx balcony pleads not guilty
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Published Nov 4, 2026 at 1:50 p.m. ET
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Domestic violence survivors and advocates wearing purple filled a row of seats in a Bronx courtroom Wednesday for the arraignment of a man accused of pushing his ex-girlfriend and their 8-month-old daughter off a 15th-floor apartment, killing the woman.
Police found Nathaly Ramirez, 23, and her baby on the ground outside their Olinville Avenue apartment on Oct. 6, according to the Bronx district attorney’s office. Ramirez died from her injuries. The baby suffered critical injuries and is still in the hospital.
Angel Carrasco, 31, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to second-degree murder, first-degree attempted murder and other charges. When he entered his plea, several women wearing purple socks, purple sweatshirts and T-shirts that said “Stop Domestic Violence” and “Domestic Violence Survivor” in purple lettering murmured and sighed. Purple is associated with domestic violence awareness.
Prosecutors did not share additional details in court about what may have prompted the pushing. In a statement, District Attorney Darcel Clark said the shoving had “outraged the city.”
“His callous disregard for life has left a young mother dead and his own daughter forever altered because of his heinous actions,” she said. “He now faces justice for the heartbreaking loss of Nathaly Ramirez.”
Several of Ramirez’s loved ones sat quietly in the back of the courtroom and did not speak with reporters after the arraignment. Carrasco’s defense attorney, Nathan Karnovsky with Bronx Defenders, also declined to comment outside the courtroom.
Carrasco is not expected back in court until mid-February. Justice Alvin Yearwood told members of the public in the courtroom that it would take time for the case to wind its way through the system, in order to protect Carrasco’s constitutional rights.
“I ask you to be patient and to understand that we’re working on this,” he said.
Carrasco made his first court appearance virtually from a hospital bed in a psychiatric ward. In court on Wednesday, his attorneys did not request additional psychiatric testing.
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Samantha Max
Samantha reports on whether New Yorkers feel safe and whether the institutions that are supposed to protect them are working. Before coming to WNYC/Gothamist, she spent three years covering the criminal justice system in Tennessee for Nashville Public Radio. Her reporting on Nashville's police department received multiple awards, including the Daniel Schorr Journalism Prize. Samantha was also part of the inaugural class of Report for America, a service journalism program that sends up-and-coming reporters to local newsrooms across the country. She is a Northwestern University grad, a Baltimore native and fluent in Spanish. Got a tip? Email [email protected] or Signal: samanthamaxwnyc.93.
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