Police: Woman arrested in fatal stabbing of girlfriend in Riverhead

The incident allegedly happened inside a home on East Main Street in Riverhead during a fight between two women in their 20s.

News 12 Staff

Nov 19, 2021, 9:22 PM

Updated 1,100 days ago

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A Suffolk County woman has been arrested in connection to the fatal stabbing of her girlfriend, police say.
The incident allegedly happened inside a home on East Main Street in Riverhead during a fight between two women in their 20s.
Police say 21-year-old Karen Abigail Delacruz Reyes stabbed her girlfriend 20-year-old Marta Esmeralda Ramirez Carbajal.
Reyes allegedly got into a car with the victim's family and drove to the Peconic Bay Medical Center.
Ramirez was pronounced dead at the medical center.
Reyes was arrested at the hospital and is now charged with manslaughter.
She was held without bail at her arraignment today.