Man who allegedly killed girlfriend did it ‘in a rage’: complaint

A Bronx man who allegedly slit his girlfriend’s throat mentioned he dedicated the heinous killing “in a rage,” in response to a prison criticism that was revealed as he was ordered held with out bail Monday.

Nashan Walsh, 35, was picked up by police Saturday and charged with murdering mother-of-two Bjana James, 37, inside her East 147th Avenue house within the Bronx’s Betances Homes, in response to cops. 

Nashan Walsh allegedly stabbed and killed his girlfriend Bjana James “in a rage” in her Bronx house.

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James’ brother found her with a knife wound to her throat, police mentioned. She was pronounced useless on scene, police mentioned. 

“I’m at the moment staying with my girlfriend at 400 East 147,” Walsh instructed investigators upon arrest, in response to his prison criticism. 

“I stabbed her a few occasions in a rage,” he allegedly added. “Within the neck. She was on the sofa.”

Walsh was remanded, along with his subsequent courtroom date set for Thursday. 

Family who gathered for a vigil outdoors James’ house on Saturday revealed that James had instructed a member of the family earlier within the week that her boyfriend was appearing unusual and that she feared for her life.

James stopped replying to texts on Wednesday evening, the family mentioned.

It was not instantly clear if Walsh is the boyfriend the relative was referring to.

“She mainly was texting her [relative] the day it occurred like, ‘I’m scared. He’s gonna kill me. I’m scared for my life. He's bugging out,’ ” a cousin, who gave her title as Shelly, had instructed The Put up.

“He left the home. She wrote again… ‘He’s right here, he’s again,’  and ever since she wrote that, we didn’t hear from her once more.”

Walsh was charged with murdering James in her house on the Betances Homes within the Bronx.

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Metropolis staff eradicating the physique of James after the homicide on March 19, 2022.

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By Friday, involved relations determined to go to James’ house — which was left open. That’s when her brother found the grisly scene.

Walsh has 11 prior unsealed arrests courting again to 1995 – largely for theft and assault, police mentioned.

He has a historical past as each the perpetrator and sufferer of home violence, cops mentioned.

It's unclear whether or not James was concerned in any of the earlier incidents.