Bronx man found slain in Mott Haven apartment; girlfriend charged with murder
A Bronx man was found dead inside a Mott Haven apartment and his girlfriend — with whom he often fought — is charged with his murder, police and neighbors said Friday
Cops said they found the 24-year-old man lying face down on his bed in his E. 139th St. home near Cypress Ave. around 8:15 p.m. on Thursday.
He had bruises to his neck as if he had been strangled, police said. His name was not immediately released.
The man’s girlfriend, identified as 30-year-old Tonichelle Harvey, was inside the apartment when police arrived and was taken into custody.
During questioning, she confessed to fighting and strangling her boyfriend, and claimed her boyfriend choked her as well, police said.
Officers responded to a number of fights between the couple in recent months, police sources said.
Neighbors in the couple’s building — which residents said is supportive housing — recalled constant turmoil between the two.
“She would yell at him and he would just stand there and take it... because he needed a place to live,” said neighbor Emma Williams, 45.
Harvey is charged with murder and manslaughter.
