A Bronx man accused of throwing his ex-girlfriend and their baby daughter off a high-rise balcony has been indicted on murder, attempted-murder and related charges, the Bronx District Attorney's office announced. Angel Carrasco, 31, is accused of shoving 23-year-old Nathaly Ramirez from a 15th-floor balcony while she held their eight-month-old daughter, killing Ramirez and injuring the baby.
According to News12, Ramirez was pronounced dead at NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi. The outlet reports the baby, identified as Natalie, suffered critical injuries and remains hospitalized, and that Carrasco was apprehended two days after the incident. Cameras captured Carrasco grinning as officers led him out of the 49th Precinct, per the same report.
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced the indictment in a release, describing Carrasco's actions as heinous and heartbreaking. “This defendant is accused of a crime that has outraged our city. His callous disregard for life has left a young mother dead and his own daughter forever altered,” Clark said, according to News12. Clark added that Carrasco now faces justice for Ramirez's death.
Timing Of The Fatal Fall Still Unclear
Exactly when the fall took place is in dispute across news accounts. News12's report places the incident on the morning of September 6, 2026, at an Allerton apartment building. However, the New York Daily News has reported the fall happened early on the morning of October 6, also from a 15th-floor balcony. The discrepancy between the two dates has not been resolved in available reporting.
The Daily News reported that Carrasco pleaded not guilty to murder charges during a virtual court appearance on October 14. A judge, identified by the outlet as Fischer, remanded Carrasco to jail without bail and granted the baby an order of protection barring contact with him, the newspaper reported.
Arraigned From A Psychiatric Hospital
Carrasco's path to that October court date included an unusual arraignment. Gothamist reported that Carrasco was arrested at a friend's house two days after the incident and was later arraigned in Bronx Criminal Court while still being treated at a psychiatric hospital, appearing on screen from the facility. That outlet's earlier reporting described the infant as surviving the fall and being in critical but stable condition at a local hospital, according to police — a status that predates News12's more recent account that the baby remains hospitalized.
The case had a documented history before the fatal fall. According to ABC7 New York, Carrasco had previously been charged in January with slapping Ramirez, and days later was charged with burglary after allegedly breaking into her apartment while looking for her.
What Comes Next In Court
Carrasco is due back in court on February 16, 2027, per News12's report on the indictment. Under New York Penal Law § 125.25, second-degree murder is classified as a class A-I felony, according to the New York State Senate's text of the statute. Carrasco has pleaded not guilty.
