An 18-year-old Hispanic mother was found dead inside a Brooklyn home on Friday and her boyfriend was detained by police.
Dylan Diaz, 26, was charged with murder in connection with the young woman’s death.
The Police who responded to a 9-1-1 call to the house located in West 6th Street in Bensonhurst just after 10:00 a.m. Friday, he found the woman, identified as Damaris Maravilla, unconscious and face up on a bed. She was pronounced dead at the scene and her cause of death has yet to be determined.
Police sources indicated that the house belonged to her boyfriend, a 26-year-old with whom Maravilla had a 6-month-old baby. Police arrested Dylan Diaz, who according to sources was the victim’s boyfriend. He is facing murder charges.
Investigators have not said how the teenage mother was killed, only that she suffered severe bodily trauma. Maravilla’s family said they, too, were waiting for answers.
“I have no information about anything, the police, they don’t give us anything,” said a relative.
A neighbor said he wished he had intervened sooner.
“I’m shocked but not surprised. I knew he was going to hit her really hard one day,” a neighbor said. “I saw her yesterday. I told her if the baby needs anything, let me know. If you want to get away from this guy, I can help you, put you in a hotel, shelter system.”
An investigation is ongoing. Contact information for the suspect’s attorney was not immediately available.
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