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Bronx Man Charged With Girlfriend’s Murder After Police Reject Moped Robbery Tale

Detectives cite forensic evidence that contradicts his account of a roadside attack near City Island.

Franklin Batallas is walked from the 45ht Pct. Friday, Sept. 19, 2025 in Manhattan, New York, New York. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
Anthonella Contreras Linarez, left, and her husband, Franklin Batallas, are pictured in an undated photo. Contreras Linarez was stabbed to death by a pair of muggers on a scooter after Batallas pulled over in the Bronx’s Pelham Bay Park to urinate, the wounded husband told police. (Facebook)
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Overview

  • Franklin Batallas, 44, was arrested Friday and charged with murder, two counts of assault and criminal possession of a weapon, police said.
  • The victim, 30-year-old Anthonella Contreras Linarez, was stabbed multiple times on Sept. 17 near Park Drive and City Island Road and was pronounced dead at Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital.
  • NYPD officials say Batallas fabricated a story that two men on a moped attacked the couple while he stepped away from their car.
  • Investigators developed evidence at odds with that account, including Batallas’ hair reportedly found on the victim’s hands and scrutiny of his forearm wounds, according to police sources.
  • Police say the couple was in the process of breaking up; Batallas was treated in stable condition and was expected to be arraigned in Bronx Criminal Court.