A Bronx mother searches for answers after that her daughter was found murdered in her own apartment on Saturday.
Police identified the woman found with her throat slit as 37-year-old Bjana James, who lived at the Betances Houses on East 147th Street.
Officers were called around 2:30 a.m. Saturday for an earlier assault at James’s apartment. She there she was found unconscious and pronounced dead.
Stacy James was in shock on Saturday morning to learn that her daughter had died just hours after speaking to her on Friday night.
“She was a wonderful person, very talented. A lot of people loved her,” her mother said. “But her power was taken over by a monster that just senselessly took her life.”
Authorities have not released any information on a possible suspect, but James’s mother believes her daughter was a victim of domestic violence.
“I feel like if someone knows of someone who is having a problem with violence, don’t hide…let someone know,” she said. “Because all of this could have been prevented.”
Loved ones left candles outside James’s apartment building on Saturday as family and friends gathered to mourn the sudden loss.
A childhood friend, identified as Rachelle, said James “loved everyone and you felt it in his presence.”
No arrests have been reported so far.
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