Angel Carrasco wore a chilling smile as he was led from a New York City police station in handcuffs Thursday, days after authorities accused him of throwing his girlfriend and their infant daughter from a 15-story Bronx balcony.
“Coward! Coward!” bystanders yelled as Carrasco showed little visible emotion while facing the crowd. One person shouted, “I hope they f—ing kill your ass in jail.”
Carrasco, 31, is charged in the death of 23-year-old Nathaly Ramirez, who fell from the balcony of 2550 Olinville Ave. at about 3:40 a.m. Tuesday while holding 8-month-old Angel Novalty Carrasco-Ramirez. The baby survived the plunge.
The infant remained in critical condition at Jacobi Hospital, where she was still fighting for her life.
US Marshals and NYPD officers arrested Carrasco late Wednesday night.
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According to law enforcement sources, Carrasco went to Ramirez’s apartment carrying flowers in an attempt to reconcile. He had already been arrested twice in connection with domestic violence incidents involving her.
When Ramirez rejected the attempted reconciliation, Carrasco allegedly became enraged and threw her and their daughter from the balcony before fleeing, the sources said.
Neighbor Robin Mendzies told The Post that she heard a man shout, “Jump!” before a loud impact. “Then I heard a big thud and a woman wailing, ‘No, please, no!’” Mendzies said Wednesday. “It sounded like she was begging for an inevitable thing not to happen.”
Carrasco had been arrested twice following two domestic violence incidents involving Ramirez in January. In one case, he allegedly broke into her apartment three days after reportedly slapping her twice when she objected to him speaking with an ex-girlfriend.
He had also previously been arrested over allegations that he sent threatening text messages to another former girlfriend.
Ramirez was a graduate of Bronx Leadership Academy High School and attended Baruch College. She worked for Lishawn Consulting in Manhattan, where a company representative described her as “a rising star” and “very hardworking.”