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  • The boyfriend of a Bronx woman found dead in her bed this week has been arrested for murder, police said.
  • Jeremy Cortorreal was arrested Thursday, a day after Lissette Gomez was found dead in her Cauldwell Avenue apartment, according to New York police. She was discovered around 12:45 p.m.
  • The 38-year-old woman was found “with trauma to her face and neck” and was pronounced dead at the scene. The NY Post reported that she had been strangled with a wire or rope, according to police.

NEW YORK — The boyfriend of a Bronx woman found dead in her bed this week has been arrested for murder, police said.

Jeremy Cortorreal was arrested Thursday, a day after Lissette Gomez was found dead in her Cauldwell Avenue apartment, according to New York police. She was discovered around 12:45 p.m.

The 38-year-old woman was found “with trauma to her face and neck” and was pronounced dead at the scene. The NY Post reported that she had been strangled with a wire or rope, according to police.

Her 33-year-old boyfriend, who appeared to be living with Gomez, was arrested by police and faces charges of murder, manslaughter and assault.

Relatives of the victim said she was abused by Cortorreal. Information about the suspect’s attorney was not immediately available.

Cortorreal had served time for robbery and breach of bail until 2020, when he was released on probation, according to state records.

Alejandro Mendoza informs us.

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