Woman, 18, charged with beating 23-year-old man to death

Kate Ng
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The murder took place in an apartment on Ivy Street in Buffalo, New York
The murder took place in an apartment on Ivy Street in Buffalo, New York

An 18-year-old woman has been charged with murder in the second degree after a man was beaten to death with a metal object.

Evelyn Soto, from Buffalo, New York, allegedly killed 23-year-old Luis Alicea last autumn inside an apartment.

Erie County district attorney John Flynn said Ms Soto had been arraigned before a county court judge and charged with one count of murder in the second degree.

“It is alleged that on Monday, 28 October, 2019, the defendant killed 23-year-old Luis Alicea inside an apartment on Ivy Street in the City of Buffalo by beating him with a metal object,” said the county district attorney’s office.

“The victim died at the scene,” it added.

Police were called to the apartment at about 9.30am that day to a report of a dead body, according to local newspaper The Buffalo News.

Ms Soto and Alicea were reportedly in a “domestic relationship” but it was not immediately clear if they had been living together.

The suspect faces 25 years to life in prison if convicted of the crime. She is due to return to court in March for a pre-trial conference and remains held without bail.