By Associated Press | Monday, April 19, 2010
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A woman accused of fatally stabbing her ex-boyfriend has been ordered held without bail.
Evelyn Garcia Alvarez was arraigned in Providence District Court on Monday. She’s accused of stabbing her former boyfriend, Julio Garcia, during a fight in her apartment on Saturday morning.
Garcia Alvarez was referred to the public defender’s office.
Police Major Thomas Oates says Garcia Alvarez grabbed a kitchen knife and stabbed Garcia in the leg after he had begun assaulting her. He was pronounced dead at Rhode Island Hospital.
The Rhode Island Coalition of Domestic Violence called Garcia’s death "tragic." It said the death was the fifth involving alleged domestic violence in the state this year.
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