A 23-year-old Bronx mother was killed and her 8-month-old daughter left clinging to life after both were pushed from a 15th-floor balcony, with police seeking the woman’s ex-boyfriend for questioning.
Officers found Nathaly Ramirez and her baby on the ground early Tuesday outside an apartment building at 2550 Olinville Ave. in the Bronx, the New York Post reported.
The NYPD said the mother and child had injuries consistent with a fall from an elevated position. Investigators later determined both had been pushed from a balcony. Ramirez was pronounced dead at Jacobi Hospital. Her daughter remained critically injured and clinging to life.
The horror unfolded around 3:40 a.m. Neighbors described hearing screams and a mother’s desperate final pleas for her child.
One neighbor told WABC-TV she heard a woman yelling before something plummeted.
"Please don’t do this, that’s my baby! My baby is scared, look at her face,"
A local resident named Mickey said he heard the chaos earlier still.
"I heard screaming at 2:40 this morning,"
Mickey told the Post he knew Ramirez as someone who pushed a stroller through the neighborhood. He called her a happy person who was always smiling, though he noted she sometimes looked stressed.
Neighbor Katrina described Ramirez as mild-mannered and devoted. She said the young mother had recently lost a puppy and went to great lengths trying to learn what happened to the dog.
"She was very sweet. Very calm. Mild-mannered,"
Katrina also spoke of the baby.
"Her daughter was very, very sweet, very, very cute,"
She added that the infant was expressive and happy. “She was obviously a kind-hearted person,” Katrina said of Ramirez. “It’s very sad. She’s super young. To lose your life like that is very tragic. I’m hoping they find the person responsible.”
A cashier at the nearby 674 Gourmet deli remembered Ramirez as quiet and respectful, usually alone or with her child, and never arguing with anyone.
Law-enforcement sources said Ramirez’s ex-boyfriend is being sought for questioning. No arrest or charges in this incident have been announced.
Sources also pointed to numerous reports of domestic violence at the home that led to arrests over the past few years. Specific case details were not released.
Domestic violence cases that end in tragedy keep exposing the same gap between reports on paper and real protection for women and children, a pattern also visible in coverage of a boyfriend’s alleged threats after a domestic battery arrest.
Hours after the fall, a diaper and baby blanket still lay on the ground as officers continued working the scene at the 18-story building.
Violent attacks that leave victims fighting for life demand swift answers and accountability, whether the scene is a Bronx sidewalk or a Brooklyn park stabbing where a suspect fled on foot.
Ramirez was 23. She attended Bronx Leadership Academy High School and later studied psychology for four years at Baruch College, according to her LinkedIn profile as cited in reporting. She had previously interned at a Manhattan consulting firm.
Lishawn’s Consulting released a statement Tuesday mourning her.
"Nathaly Ramirez was a gem to work with. She was very hardworking, showed tenacity and dedication to pursue her career goals. She was loved by all of us."
The company added that CEO Lishawn Alexander and the full team were grieving deeply and offered condolences to her family, praying for grace and comfort.
In another statement line, the firm said it was “so saddened to lose a rising start today.”
When violence tears through a home, the people left behind are often the quiet neighbors, coworkers, and family members who saw only the kind face a young mother showed the world. Similar stories of sudden brutality have played out far from New York, including a truck driver stabbed repeatedly at a Wyoming rest stop.
Investigators had also examined whether Ramirez might have jumped or fallen while struggling with someone. They ultimately determined both she and the baby had been pushed.
Manhunts and aggressive follow-through after attacks on women matter. That same urgency has driven other cases, including a lengthy Georgia search that ended with a convicted felon’s arrest after violence tied to a child’s mother.
Officials have not named a motive. The baby’s condition beyond critical and clinging to life has not been updated in the available accounts. The ex-boyfriend’s identity has not been released publicly in the reporting.
Domestic abuse that reaches the level of repeated police reports should never be treated as a private quarrel that can wait. A separate case involving a deputy fired and arrested on domestic abuse charges underscored how those closest to a victim can still become the danger.
A young mother is dead. An eight-month-old girl is fighting to survive. Prior violence at the same home had already drawn arrests. The public is left waiting to see whether this time the system finishes the job.
