Defendant Stabbed Woman And Kept Her From Medical Care
For Some 30 Minutes While He Accused Her of Infidelity
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Bronx man has been
indicted on Attempted Murder, Abortion and Assault in the stabbing of his pregnant fiancée
which resulted in the death of their unborn child. The defendant is also charged with Unlawful
Imprisonment for holding the wounded woman in their apartment, preventing her from receiving
medical attention.
District Attorney Clark said, “The brutality and cruelty of this alleged crime amounted to
butchery. The killing of the unborn child and the severe injuries inflicted on the mother are
compounded by the trauma she and her family will suffer. We will do everything we can to bring
justice for them and assist in their needs as victims.”
District Attorney Clark said the defendant, Oscar Alvarez, of 1027 Walton Avenue, has
been indicted on second-degree Attempted Murder, first and second-degree Abortion, first and
second-degree Assault, and Unlawful Imprisonment. He was arraigned today before Bronx
Supreme Court Justice William Mogulescu and remand was continued. He is due back in court
on June 22, 2018.
According to the investigation, on the night of May 21, 2018 and into the next morning, in
the apartment in 1027 Walton Avenue that he shared with his fiancée, Livia Abreu, 30, the
defendant accused Abreu of cheating on him, and stabbed her six times in the torso and chest with
a household knife. She was 26 weeks pregnant. For over 30 minutes, Alvarez prevented Abreu
from calling 911 or leaving the apartment to seek medical attention. Their unborn child died and
Abreu was hospitalized with injuries for about two weeks.
District Attorney Clark thanked NYPD Detective Michael Diskin of the 44th Precinct
Squad.
An indictment is an accusatory instrument and not proof of a defendant’s guilt
