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NEW YORK CITY - The 44-year-old man who claimed two Black men stabbed his girlfriend to death in a botched robbery in a secluded area of Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx when he stopped to urinate has now been charged with killing her, police said Friday.
Franklin Batallas was charged with murder, assault and weapons possession after his story about muggers killing Anthonella Contreras Linarez, 30 unraveled under questioning by detectives, sources said.
Batallas was described by a police source as having a jealous streak, and that Linarez was in the process of breaking up with him.
The tragedy unfolded about 8:10 p.m. Wednesday when police were called by New Rochelle police after learning that Batallas had driven the victim to Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital, the NYPD said.
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